Chapter 11 Test

Question 1

What is the engine behind the “weather machine?”

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 2

Which stage of hurricane development is a Tropical Depression?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 3

Which stage of hurricane development is a Tropical Disturbance?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 4

Which stage of hurricane development is a Tropical Storm?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 5

When do El Ninos occur?

Accepted Answer

Near Christmas (December)

Question 6

Which stage of hurricane development is a Hurricane?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 7

What is the name for crops that are grown to be sold commercially ?

Accepted Answer

Cash Crops

Question 8

What is the name for the force that causes hurricanes to move in an arc?

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

Question 9

What is the area between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Zones

Question 10

What are the three names for tropical cyclones?

Accepted Answer

Typhoons, Cyclones, Hurricanes

Question 11

What type of an alert is given when a hurricane is less than 24 hours away?

Accepted Answer

Hurricane Warning

Question 12

What is the name for the wall of water that often accompanies a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

Storm Surge

Question 13

Which stage of hurricane development is Warm moist air is released into the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 14

What is the scientific study of weather patterns?

Accepted Answer

Meteorology

Question 15

How does the Coriolis Effect impact prevailing winds?

Accepted Answer

It makes them move in a curve

Question 16

What major industry in the Caribbean do people visit for the weather and the scenery?

Accepted Answer

Tourism

Question 17

Which of the following are moved by currents?

Accepted Answer

Water, Air

Question 18

What is the Sun’s heating of air or ocean currents called?

Accepted Answer

Convection

Question 19

Which stage of hurricane development is a Tropical Thunderstorm?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 20

What is the name for the scale that measures hurricane strength?

Accepted Answer

Saffir Simpson Scale

Question 21

What is the name of the tribe whose storm god gives us the term hurricane?

Accepted Answer

Taino

Question 22

What is the name for large, self-sufficient commercial farms that prospered in the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

Plantations

Question 23

How many levels in the Saffir Simpson Scale?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 24

Weather in the Caribbean is warm year around with ocean breezes to cool the islands.

Accepted Answer

Climate

Question 25

What part of the hurricane has the strongest winds?

Accepted Answer

Eye Wall

Question 26

What is a great loss of life caused by natural forces?

Accepted Answer

Natural Disaster

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT an example of extreme weather?

Accepted Answer

Rain storm

Question 28

What is the name for the calm center of the hurricane?

Accepted Answer

Eye

Question 29

What hurricane cause major flooding in New Orleans, Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

Hurricane Katrina

Question 30

Which stage of hurricane development is Ocean Currents are warmed to above 80o F?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 31

How does the sun impact air and ocean waves?

Accepted Answer

Causes them to rise

Question 32

Which stage of hurricane development is a Tropical Thunderstorm?

Accepted Answer

3

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Chapter 11 Test

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