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Tropical Trivia Easy Quiz #3


1. What would you NOT normally not find in a hurricane?
 

  Heavy Rain
  Very strong winds
  Widespread hail
  Isolated tornadoes when it is making landfall


2. Most of the damage from a hurricane is from the tornadoes that they produce.
 

  True
  False


3. Which hurricane preparation would you not do BEFORE hurricane season?
 

  Buy extra batteries
  Put gas in your car
  Cut dead limbs off of trees
  Buy plywood or shutters to cover your windows


4. Assuming that you are out of the storm tide zone, where would you be LEAST safe from a hurricane?
 

  Official government shelter
  Basement
  Large open room
  Small room with no windows


5. You should you NOT do the following in preparing for a hurricane.....
 

  Put up shutters
  Get flashlights ready
  Open windows to equalize pressure
  Buy extra food and water


6. What would be the best way to study a hurricane in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
 

  Ship reports
  Radar
  Hurricane Hunter information
  Satellite


7. What would be the best way to study a hurricane near the coast?
 

  Radar
  Satellite
  Hurricane Hunter information
  All of the above


8. When the eye of a hurricane passed directly overhead you can expect the winds on the opposite side of the eye to....
 

  Blow in the same direction
  Blow in the opposite direction
  Usually get a lot stronger
  Usually get a lot weaker


9. What BEST describes the weather in a typical hurricane.....
 

  Many tornadoes
  Strong winds
  Heavy rains
  Both B and C


10. A hurricane's effects can be felt many miles inland.
 

  True
  False


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