MS Mission 4 Test
Take this review quiz to see if you are prepared for tomorrow's test.
- 1.What occurs where a hurricane's rainbands are forming?
- A.
Light precipitation is falling
- B.
Moist air is rising
- C.
Wind Shear is increasing
- D.
Surface air pressure is decreasing
- 2.Satellites can collect data about the environment by detecting types of electromagnetic radiation that are not visible to the human eye.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Which of the following statements explains why hurricane-strength tropical cyclones in the Pacific Ocean rarely strike California?
- A.
Intense tropical cyclones are uncommon in the Pacific Ocean
- B.
A cold ocean current off the coast decreases their intensity
- C.
The Saharan Air Layer increases their wind shear
- D.
Their direction of rotation prevents them from moving eastward
- 4.Which of these events can weaken a hurricane?
- A.
Passing over cool water stirred up by an earlier storm
- B.
Sinking of warm, dry air at the storm's center
- C.
Intensification of updrafts in the eyewall
- D.
A decrease in strong wind shear between the storm's upper and lower halves
- 5.Why are different terms, such as hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone, used for hurricane-like storms?
- A.
The different terms indicate a different minimum wind speed.
- B.
Each term indicates a different level of storm damage
- C.
The different terms indicate differences in how each storm forms.
- D.
Different terms are used in different parts of the world
- 6.Suppose that a hurricane is headed toward the Atlantic coast of the U.S.. Which of these events would be likely to prevent landfall?
- A.
Prevailing winds steer the hurricane to the northwest
- B.
The hurricane passes over an area of warmer water
- C.
Updrafts of warm, moist air intensify inside the hurricane
- D.
The intensity of rainfall from the hurricane increases
- 7.Which of these is MOST likely to be added to a satellite image after a satellite was collected data about a hurricane?
- A.
A photograph of the hurricane taken from an airplane
- B.
Bright areas showing where clouds are expected to be
- C.
A legend showing the height of the satellite above Earth's surface
- D.
Lines showing state and country boundaries
- 8.The spiraling pattern of winds in a hurricane is produced by high wind shear over tropical ocean waters.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Which of these is most likely to be added to a satellite image after a satellite has collected data about a hurricane?
- A.
Lines showing state and country boundaries
- B.
A photograph of the hurricane taken from an airplane
- C.
Bright areas showing where clouds are expected to be
- D.
A legend showing the height of the satellite above Earth`s surface
- 10.How does Doppler radar differ from standard weather radar?
- A.
Doppler radar can locate clouds.
- B.
Doppler radar shows areas of precipitation.
- C.
Doppler radar can measure wind speed and direction within a storm.
- D.
Dopplar radar can be used on hurricane-hunter aircraft.
- 11.Which of the following phrases describes a Saharan Air Layer?
- A.
Cool and moist
- B.
Hot, dry, and dusty
- C.
Moist, hot, and dusty
- D.
Cool and dusty
- 12.An encounter with the Saharan Air Layer can affect a hurricane in all of these ways EXCEPT by
- A.
Mixing dry air into the hurricane.
- B.
Interrupting the hurricane`s updrafts.
- C.
Producing strong wind shear that can tear apart the hurricane.
- D.
Increasing the transfer of heat energy from the ocean to the hurricane.
- 13.Which of the following is the correct order of the stages leading to the development of a hurricane?
- A.
Easterly wave --> tropical disturbance --> tropical depression --> tropical storm
- B.
Tropical disturbance --> easterly wave --> tropical storm --> tropical depression
- C.
Tropical storm --> tropical depression --> easterly wave
- D.
Tropical depression --> tropical storm --> tropical storm --> easterly wave
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