Tropical Trivia Hurricane Quiz 1

Tropical Trivia Easy Quiz #1

1.	In which place can a hurricane not form?
	Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Texas Atlantic Ocean

2.	What has been carried by the eye of a hurricane many miles from its home?
	Whales Surfers Seabirds Drone

3.	Which of the following would you not use to make a hurricane forecast?
	Computer models Radar imagery Satellite imagery Weather dart board

4.	A hurricane can form in the water near Alaska.
	True False

5.	How are hurricanes named?
	By the World Meteorological Organization By the president, once every four years Hurricane forecasters draw names from a hat Friends or realitives of hurricane forecasters

6.	Hurricanes can hit the same location more than once.
	True False

7.	What of the following is true about a hurricane?
	They can never last for more than one day They cause a lot of snow They have heavy rain and strong winds They usually produce very hot weather

8.	What happens when the list of Atlantic hurricane names runs out?
	Go to next year's list Start the list over with a 2 next to each name Use the Greek alphabet The hurricane season is declared "over"

9.	"NHC" stands for.....
	Never Herd Cats New Hair Club Norwegian Heat Committee National Hurricane Center

10.	What are the "Doldrums"?
	A 1960's rock band A region of light winds near the equator A drum that sounds very dull A new TV reality show

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