Oceans and Weather Systems

What is a storm surge?

• A) A decrease in water level before a storm

• B) An abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tides

• C) A predictable rise of water level due to gravitational pull of the moon

• D) A term synonymous with storm tide

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Hurricanes are a very strong type of __________.

• tornado

• blizzard

• tropical storm

• tsunami

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The most dangerous type of hurricane has a score of __________.

• Category 1

• Category 3

• Category 5

• Category 4

At what speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane?

• 129 mph

• 74 mph

• 156 mph

• 130 mph

What causes warm air to rise?

• the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
• The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
• the fact that its more dense than cold air 

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A hurricane gets its energy from

• Warm ocean waters

• high air pressure

• winds higher in the atmosphere

• Cool ocean waters

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A hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly.  This happens because the hurricane:

• gains more water from the flooded land than the ocean
• meets a land breeze
• meets a stronger hurricane moving from land
• no longer gains energy from warm ocean water

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

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Two types of ocean currents are

• local and global
• sea and land
• surface and deep
• warm and cold

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What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

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