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Hurricanes

True or False Quiz

Choose the best answer.



1

Tropical cyclones develop only over oceans and only outside the "Tropics."
A)True
B)False
2

There is a higher probability of intense hurricanes making landfall on the eastern U.S. seaboard during La Niña years than El Niño years.
A)True
B)False
3

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the trade winds, and the subtropical highs pressure belt are global in scale.
A)True
B)False
4

Coriolis force is quite strong at the equator and thus plays a major role in the formation of hurricanes.
A)True
B)False
5

The tropical depression stage is the point at which names are assigned to potential hurricanes.
A)True
B)False
6

If a tropical storm tracks into regions of warm surface waters, divergence aloft, and minimal wind shear, its chances of intensification are improved.
A)True
B)False
7

Hurricanes tend to stand out prominently in satellite images because they are surrounded by a ring of subsiding clear air.
A)True
B)False
8

For a hurricane to sustain itself there must be a shallow layer of warm water near the surface.
A)True
B)False
9

In a hurricane, wind speeds generally increase with altitude.
A)True
B)False
10

Today, hurricane-caused deaths are down in the United States because of much more accurate warning capabilities but damage is up because record numbers of people are moving to hurricane prone areas of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
A)True
B)False