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Tropical Trivia Hard Quiz #2


1. What was the highest measured wave from a tropical cyclone?
 

  112 feet
  86 feet
  73 feet
  55 feet


2. What was the greatest number of hurricanes to occur at one time?
 

  4
  6
  8
  10


3. What is the long term average number of named tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin each season?
 

  6
  10
  13
  17


4. What is the long term average number of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin each season?
 

  4
  6
  8
  10
  12


5. What is the average number of named tropical cyclones in the world each year?
 

  44
  64
  84
  104


6. What is the average number of hurricanes (or similar tropical cyclones) in the world each year?
 

  25
  45
  65
  85


7. In the year 2005, a record number of hurricanes were observed in the Atlantic basin. How many were there?
 

  15
  20
  22
  26


8. Which best describes the effect of El Nino on the Atlantic hurricane season:
 

  Increases individual storms
  Decreases individual storms
  Increases seasonal activity
  Decreases seasonal activity


9. The minimum temperaure in which the top layer of ocean water must be for tropical cyclone development:
 

  80 degrees Fahrenheit
  80 degrees Celsius
  72 degrees Fahrenheit
  72 degrees Celsius


10. In terms of pressure, what was the strongest Atlantic hurricane?
 

  Allen
  Katrina
  Rita
  Wilma


Your name:


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