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Test Description: Hurricane fundamentals.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A warm ocean current that flows off the west coast of South American every few year.
A
Natural Disaster
B
El Nino
C
Hurricane
D
Tropical Cyclone
2) Severe or unusual weather conditions, such as hurricanes, tornados, and blizzards.
A
Tropical Cyclone
B
Extreme Weather
C
El Nino
D
Hurricane
3) The scientific study of climate and weather.
A
Hurricane
B
Meteorology
C
El Nino
D
Natural Disasters
4) Great destruction or loss of life caused by natural forces rather than by human actions.
A
El Nino
B
Earthquake
C
Natural Disasters
D
Blizzard
5) A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center. Depending on where they form, they have different names.
A
Blizzard
B
Tropical Cyclone
C
Tornado
D
Earthquake
6) Tropical cyclones occur only in areas where the ocean temperature reaches at least this temperature?
A
110
B
100
C
50
D
80
7) Hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean usually start off the coast of which continent?
A
South America
B
Africa
C
North America
D
Asia
8) In the Northern Hemisphere a hurricane spins in which direction?
A
Counterclockwise
B
Clockwise
9) Meteorologists use what to rate the strength of a hurricane on a scale of 1-5?
A
Coriolis Effect
B
Fijuta Scale
C
Doppler Radar
D
Saffir-Simpson Scale
10) The most destructive part of a hurricane is what?
A
Rain
B
Storm Surge
C
Wind
D
Fire
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