Question 1

Multiple Choice: A counterclockwise rotating storm in the tropical Northern Hemisphere that features maximum sustained wind speeds of 60 mph would be classified as a ___________.

1. Tropical wave
2. Tropical depression
3. Tropical storm
4. Hurricane

Question 2

Multiple Choice: Where would you expect to measure the strongest winds inside a hurricane?

1. In the eye
2. In the eyewall
3. In the spiral rain bands
4. Within the hurricane’s upper-level divergent outflow

Question 3

Multiple Choice: Why do hurricanes not form at the equator?

1. The Coriolis force is too large, causing air to rotate too fast
2. The Coriolis force is too small, preventing the air from rotating
3. The centrifugal force is too large, causing air to rotate too fast
4. The centrifugal force is too small, preventing the air from rotating

Question 4

Choose All That Apply: Which of the following environmental conditions are not favorable for hurricane development?

1. Strong vertical wind shear
2. Weak vertical wind shear
3. Cold sea-surface temperatures
4. The dry air that can be ingested into the storm’s circulation

Question 5

Multiple Choice: What type of vertical motion would you expect within the eye of a hurricane?

1. ascending air
2. descending air
3. no vertical motion
4. oscillating areas of ascending and descending air

Question 6

Multiple Choice: What process within a hurricane provides fuel for the storm to intensify?

1. The release of latent heat into the environment due to condensation intensifies updrafts within the storm
2. The absorption of latent heat from the environment due to evaporation intensifies updrafts within the storm
3. The release of latent heat into the environment due to sublimation intensifies updrafts within the storm
4. The absorption of latent heat from the environment due to melting intensifies updrafts within the storm

Question 7

Choose All That Apply: A hurricane is most likely to move in what two directions?

1. Eastward
2. Westward
3. Poleward
4. Equatorward

Question 8

Multiple Choice: Which of the following locations is the least likely spot for a hurricane to develop?

1. The tropical Atlantic Ocean
2. The tropical West Pacific Ocean
3. The Indian Ocean
4. The high-latitude North Pacific Ocean

Question 9

Multiple Choice: Imagine that a hurricane moves northward and makes landfall in Mobile, AL. Which of the following cities would be most likely to experience the strongest storm surge? (Hint: It may be helpful to pull up a map to answer this question).

1. Mobile, AL
2. New Orleans, LA
3. Panama City, FL
4. Biloxi, MS

Question 10

Multiple Choice: How is the intensity of a hurricane classified?

1. Based on the strongest sustained wind speeds measured within the storm
2. Based on the average sustained wind speeds measured within the storm
3. Based on the intensity of tornadoes that occur within the storm
4. Based on the severity of all hazards observed within the storm

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