Tropical Weather Test Review

The eye of the hurricane usually produces calm and clear weather.

• eye

• wall

• tail

• spiral

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The scale is used to measure/classify hurricane strength.

• Saffir Simpson scale

• Richter scale

• Beaufort scale

• Fujita scale

Hurricanes form in this type of environment.

• warm and moist

• cold and dry

• hot and dry

• cold and moist

A Hurricane _________is issued when a hurricane poses a direct threat in the next 36 hours.

• Warning

• Watch

• Advisory

• Outlook

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The hazards associated with a tropical cyclone (hurricane) include:

• Heavy rainfall and flooding, storm surge,tornadoes

• Extreme cold and snowstorms

• Earthquakes and tsunamis

• Volcanic eruptions

As you move from the outside of a hurricane towards the center (eye), at the surface, the barometric pressure will

• decrease

• increase

• remain the same

• fluctuate randomly

Hurricanes usually form and affect areas between the latitudes of

• 23.5N-23.5S

• 30N-60N

• 60N-90N

• 45S-90S

Hurricanes typically form during the late summer and early fall.

• summer and early fall

• winter and spring

• spring and summer

• fall and winter

The abnormal rise of the sea-level which inundates coastal areas is ?

• storm surge

• earthquake

• drought

• landslide

Hurricane Katrina destroyed levees in and around what city?

• New Orleans, LA

• Houston, TX

• Miami, FL

• Charleston, SC