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- 1. Multiple Choice
Many tourists come to the Caribbean islands for their
ancient historical sites.
lively cities.
peaceful deserts.
sunny beaches
- 2. Multiple Choice
Another word for a tropical cyclone is a
nor'easter.
. thunderstorm.
hurricane
tornado
- 3. Multiple Choice
The scientific study of climate and weather patterns is
aerodynamics.
atmospheric chemistry
geology.
meteorology.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What happens when warm water rises in the ocean?
Ocean levels drop near the poles.
Cool water flows in to take its place
Temperatures near the equator rise.
Warm air sinks to meet the warm water.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What causes the prevailing winds to move in a curving pattern?
the Coriolis effect
El Nino
. convection
earths rotation
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is one effect of El Niño?
flooding along the Pacific coast of Southeast Asia
increased rainfall along the Pacific coast of North America
severe forest fires along the Pacific coast of South America
prolonged droughts in regions along the Pacific coast of Australia
- 7. Multiple Choice
To get started, tropical cyclones need
a large amount of warm, moist air
easterly prevailing winds.
a long period of cool ocean temperatures.
hot, dry air rising off a desert.
- 8. Multiple Choice
When does a tropical disturbance become a tropical depression?
when several thunderstorms come together
when the winds start circling
. when the wind speeds reach 39 miles an hour
when the wind speeds reach 74 miles per hour
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order in which a hurricane forms?
thunderstorm, tropical storm, tropical disturbance, hurricane
tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, hurricane
tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane
tropical storm, tropical depression, thunderstorm, hurricane
- 10. Multiple Choice
The calm center of the hurricane is called the
axis.
orbit
eyewall
eye
- 11. Multiple Choice
Hurricanes may grow in both size and power as long as they
stay over warm water
move over cool currents of water
remain stationery.
. travel along the coast of Africa.
- 12. Multiple Choice
how do we know the wind speeds, wind direction, pressure and temperature of a hurricane?
A network of dedicated volunteers on the ground gather the information.
Meteorologists gather all the information they need from satellite data.
NASA sends the space shuttle into orbit in order to gather the data.
The Hurricane Hunters Air Force unit flies into the storm to gather the data.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does a hurricane warning mean?
Conditions are favorable for a hurricane, but no hurricane has been spotted.
A hurricane will make landfall within 2 hours.
A hurricane will hit land within 24 hours
A hurricane may hit land within 36 hours.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What does the Saffir-Simpson scale rate?
the predicted death toll of a hurricane
the potential of a hurricane to cause damage
the number of deadly thunderstorms contained within a hurricane
the actual amount of damage caused by a hurricane
- 15. Multiple Choice
The most destructive feature of a hurricane is
the storm surge
the high winds.
the atmospheric pressure.
the complete lack of sunlight.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why are storm surges so deadly?
The wind speed caused by storm surges can blow the roofs off of houses.
storm surges increase the size and power of the hurricane while it is over water.
The large hail produced by storm surges destroy people, property, and livestock.
Storm surges destroy everything in their path when they make landfall.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What causes a hurricane to lose its strength?
when ocean temperatures rise
when land temperatures decline
when they rotate so fast they break up
when they encounter land
- 18. Multiple Choice
Suppose a hurricane is crossing over Cuba. What do you predict will happen?
The hurricane will gain strength as it crosses Cuba but weaken as it travels across the Gulf.
The hurricane will lose steam over Cuba, but pick up strength when it reaches the Gulf.
The hurricane will lose strength over Cuba and die before reaching the Gulf.
The hurricane will weaken slightly over Cuba and continue weakening as it crosses the Gulf.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the first task after a hurricane passes?
clean up the floodwaters
repair the water and sewer lines
evaluate the cost of the damage
rescue the people caught in the wreckage
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true?
The United States experiences more extreme weather than other parts of the world.
Most parts of the world experience some form of extreme weather
Monsoons regularly cause great flooding in the Caribbean nations.
El Niño brings about long periods of calm weather in the Pacific region.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and even severe heat waves are examples of
storms.
natural disasters.
El Nino
extreme weather.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Caribbean islands lie within one of Earth’s ___________. They have a warm to hot climate year-round.
tropical zones
plate boundaries
El Nino
hurricane zone
- 23. Multiple Choice
Today many Caribbean islands still base their ______________________
extreme weather
tropical cyclone
economies on agriculture
tropical zone
- 24. Multiple Choice
The most extreme form of weather in the region is the ___________.
tropical cyclone
tropical hurricane
tropical zone
tornado zone
- 25. Multiple Choice
In the Caribbean, tropical cyclones are called ___________.
hurricanes
tornados
volcanos
El ninos
- 26. Multiple Choice
This “_______weather machine____” takes energy from the ___________, ___________, and the atmosphere and turns it into ___________, ___________, and other forms of weather.
sun
earth
rain
wind
- 27. Multiple Choice
The sun is the “___________” that drives the weather machine.
engine
monitor
hurricane
metorligist
- 28. Multiple Choice
The sun’s heat is distributed around Earth through a process called ___________, or heat transfer.
convection
moisture
convection current
el nino
- 29. Multiple Choice
The steady movement of air or water due to convection is called a __________.
current
convection current
air and water
sun rays
- 30. Multiple Choice
This predictable pattern creates_________. These are winds that usually blow in one direction.
prevailing winds
convection
sun patterns
meterology
- 31. Multiple Choice
Even minor changes in ____ _______or ___________ can cause major changes in weather.
ocean currents
ocean, caribian
convection
prevailing winds
- 32. Multiple Choice
An El Niño is ______________________ that sometimes flows along the _____west cost of south america ______.
a warm ocean current
a cold wave
north america
west cost of south america
- 33. Multiple Choice
The ocean releases warm moist air into the atmosphere. As the_____ air rises the moister _______ to form coulds and rain the result is a ____________
tropical thunder storm
warm
density
condenses
- 34. Multiple Choice
Sometimes several thunderstorms come together to create a ________________ . This is a cluster of ________ that move together with the___________.
tropical disturbance
prevailing winds
thunderstorms
tropical cyclone
- 35. Multiple Choice
When winds start circling inside a tropical disturbance the storm becomes a ___________. Once wind speeds inside the storm reach _________________a tropical depression is called a tropical storm.
tropical depression
39 miles per hour
75 miles per hour
tropical storms
- 36. Multiple Choice
When wind speeds reach_____________the storm becomes a tropical cyclone a hurricane is born.
74 miles per hour
23 miles per hour
80 miles per hour
78 miles per hour
- 37. Multiple Choice
This energy produces ___ ________, the most _____ ______ storms on Earth.
tropical cyclones
violent
distuctive
tropical storms
- 38. Multiple Choice
Tropical cyclones occur only where ocean temperatures reach at least ___°F.
80
60
70
90
- 39. Multiple Choice
Tropical cyclones form in ____ _______. In the ___________ Ocean and the ___________ Pacific, they are called hurricanes. In the western Pacific, they are usually called typhoons. In the Indian Ocean, these storms are called __________.
2 oceans
atlantic ocean
cyclones
convection
- 40. Multiple Choice
Atlantic hurricanes are born off the coast of ___________. Once a monster storm develops, trade winds blow it from ____ _______ across the Atlantic.
The exact track, or path, of a hurricane is ___________
africa
east to west
unpredictable
the coast
- 41. Multiple Choice
The __________ use satellite images and data from the flight crews to decide when a storm has become a hurricane
Meteorologists
zoologist
rockologist
planterologist
- 42. Multiple Choice
Meteorologists use the ___________ scale to rate a hurricane’s strength. This scale rates hurricanes from __________.The higher the number, the more damage the storm can cause.
saffir-simpson
1 to 5
tropical cyclone
rating scale
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