Tropical Trivia Hurricane Quiz 3

Tropical Trivia Easy Quiz #3

1.	What would you NOT normally not find in a hurricane?
	Heavy Rain Very strong winds Dust Devils Isolated tornadoes when it is making landfall

2.	Usually most of the damage from a hurricane is from the tornadoes that they produce.
	True False

3.	What is a hurricane strike?
	A good pitch from one of the Hurricanes baseball pitchers A particular location which experiences hurricane force winds 10 pins knocked down in a frame by a Hurricanes bowler Picketing workers from the Hurricane company

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 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 country lost many treasure ships in hurricanes while exploring the New World?
	Drusselstein Spain Atlantis Genovia

7.	What type of instrument can be used to study a hurricane?
	Radar Telescope Periscope All of the above

8.	Hurricanes are most common...
	in the winter when the weather is the coldest in the spring when cold fronts are active only during leap years in the late summer and early fall when sea water is warmest

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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