Tropical Trivia Hard Quiz #3
1.
What is the main reason for a hurricane to weaken over land?
Friction
No moisture source for energy
Coriolis force
The land is cooler
2.
Typhoon tip had the lowest pressure ever recorded for a tropical cyclone. What was the pressure?
812 millibars
856 millibars
870 millibars
912 millibars
3.
What coastline is most likely to see a hurricane strike?
Georgia
Maryland
New Jersey
Rhode Island
4.
About what percent of named Atlantic storms form from easterly waves?
20
40
60
80
5.
In what year did the U.S. Weather Bureau switch from a phonetic alphabet to women's names?
1959
1949
1953
1955
6.
The source for a hurricane's energy is from...
High level winds
Mid level winds
Coriolis force
Latent heat of condensation
7.
In what year did the WMO introduce men's names for naming tropical cyclones?
1972
1979
1981
1985
8.
In terms of pressure, which hurricane was the strongest to make landfall in the U.S.?
Camille
1935 Florida Keys
Katrina
Andrew
9.
In unadjusted dollars, what was the costliest hurricane to hit the United States?
Hugo
Andrew
Katrina
Agnes
10.
What were the strongest maximum sustained winds in an observed Atlantic hurricane on record?
175 mph
190 mph
205 mph
220 mph
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