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| 1. | How many EF5 tornadoes have been recorded in the United States in the last 60 years? | |
| A) | 40 | |
| B) | 50 | |
| C) | 60 | |
| D) | 70 | |
| 2. | A multicell thunderstorm is an example of a __________ event. | |
| A) | microscale | |
| B) | mesoscale | |
| C) | synoptic-scale | |
| D) | global-scale | |
| 3. | A hurricane is an example of a __________ event. | |
| A) | microscale | |
| B) | mesoscale | |
| C) | synoptic-scale | |
| D) | global-scale | |
| 4. | A single-cell thunderstorm is an example of a __________ event. | |
| A) | microscale | |
| B) | mesoscale | |
| C) | synoptic-scale | |
| D) | global-scale | |
| 5. | A supercell thunderstorm is an example of a __________ event. | |
| A) | microscale | |
| B) | mesoscale | |
| C) | synoptic-scale | |
| D) | global-scale | |
| 6. | A midlatitude cyclone is an example of a __________ event. | |
| A) | microscale | |
| B) | mesoscale | |
| C) | synoptic-scale | |
| D) | global-scale | |
| 7. | Which events have the greatest duration? | |
| A) | microscale events | |
| B) | mesoscale events | |
| C) | synoptic-scale events | |
| D) | global-scale events | |
| 8. | Which events have the shortest duration? | |
| A) | microscale events | |
| B) | mesoscale events | |
| C) | synoptic-scale events | |
| D) | global-scale events | |
| 9. | Each day there are about __________ thunderstorms worldwide. | |
| A) | 10,000 | |
| B) | 20,000 | |
| C) | 30,000 | |
| D) | 40,000 | |
| 10. | Which state has the most thunderstorms? | |
| A) | California | |
| B) | Florida | |
| C) | Colorado | |
| D) | Mississippi | |
| 11. | Which state has the fewest thunderstorms? | |
| A) | California | |
| B) | Florida | |
| C) | Colorado | |
| D) | Mississippi | |
| 12. | Which region has the greatest number of thunderstorms? | |
| A) | equatorial Africa | |
| B) | equatorial South America | |
| C) | the foothills of the Himalayas | |
| D) | Indonesia | |
| 13. | There is a region of high thunderstorm activity in Colorado because of __________. | |
| A) | the Great Plains | |
| B) | the warm Gulf of Mexico | |
| C) | the Rocky Mountains | |
| D) | the cold Pacific Ocean | |
| 14. | The western states have few thunderstorms because of __________. | |
| A) | the Great Plains | |
| B) | the warm Gulf of Mexico | |
| C) | the Rocky Mountains | |
| D) | the cold Pacific Ocean | |
| 15. | Which air mass will form over a warm ocean? | |
| A) | mT | |
| B) | cT | |
| C) | mP | |
| D) | cP | |
| 16. | Which air mass will form over a cool ocean? | |
| A) | mT | |
| B) | cT | |
| C) | mP | |
| D) | cP | |
| 17. | Which air mass will form over a warm continent? | |
| A) | mT | |
| B) | cT | |
| C) | mP | |
| D) | cP | |
| 18. | Which air mass will form over a cold continent? | |
| A) | mT | |
| B) | cT | |
| C) | mP | |
| D) | cP | |
| 19. | Which sequence is the correct order of single-cell thunderstorm development? | |
| A) | mature—cumulus—dissipating | |
| B) | cumulus—mature—dissipating | |
| C) | dissipating—cumulus—mature | |
| D) | cumulus—dissipating—mature | |
| 20. | About how long do single-cell thunderstorms typically last? | |
| A) | 1 hour | |
| B) | 2 hours | |
| C) | 4 hours | |
| D) | 6 hours | |
| 21. | Which is not one of the criteria used to determine whether a thunderstorm is severe or not? | |
| A) | hail size | |
| B) | tornado presence | |
| C) | wind speed | |
| D) | lightning frequency | |
| 22. | About __________ percent of the thunderstorms in the United States are severe. | |
| A) | 10 | |
| B) | 20 | |
| C) | 30 | |
| D) | 40 | |
| 23. | Individual thunderstorms in a multicell system persist for about __________ hour(s). | |
| A) | 1 | |
| B) | 2 | |
| C) | 3 | |
| D) | 6 | |
| 24. | Which setting is least likely to form a multicell thunderstorm? | |
| A) | squall lines | |
| B) | mesoscale convective systems | |
| C) | within the interior of air masses | |
| D) | on the boundary of air masses | |
| 25. | A derecho is formed when a gust front has 93 kilometers per hour winds or greater and is __________ kilometers in length. | |
| A) | 100 | |
| B) | 200 | |
| C) | 300 | |
| D) | 400 | |
| 26. | __________ is the most common form of lightning. | |
| A) | Cloud-to-cloud | |
| B) | Cloud-to-ground | |
| C) | Heat lightning | |
| D) | Nighttime lightning | |
| 27. | A __________ is sand that has been fused by lightning. | |
| A) | derecho | |
| B) | fulgurite | |
| C) | thermocline | |
| D) | squall line | |
| 28. | About __________ people are struck by lightning each year in the United States. | |
| A) | 300 | |
| B) | 400 | |
| C) | 500 | |
| D) | 600 | |
| 29. | Which is the safest if caught outdoors in a lightning storm? | |
| A) | on the top of a mountain | |
| B) | playing golf | |
| C) | hiding under an isolated tall tree | |
| D) | sheltering in a car | |
| 30. | If there is a 6-second delay between the sound of thunder and a discharge of lightning, about how many kilometers distant was the lightning bolt? | |
| A) | 1 | |
| B) | 2 | |
| C) | 3 | |
| D) | 4 | |
| 31. | What is a mesocyclone? | |
| A) | a rotating updraft in a thunderstorm | |
| B) | another name for a hurricane | |
| C) | a midlatitude cyclone | |
| D) | a name for a tornado in Australia | |
| 32. | A __________ is the lowest portion of a mesocyclone. | |
| A) | down draft | |
| B) | fulgurite | |
| C) | wall cloud | |
| D) | supercell | |
| 33. | An EF3 tornado is associated with __________ to structures and trees. | |
| A) | moderate damage | |
| B) | severe damage | |
| C) | devastating damage | |
| D) | incredible damage | |
| 34. | An EF4 tornado is associated with __________ to structures and trees. | |
| A) | moderate damage | |
| B) | severe damage | |
| C) | devastating damage | |
| D) | incredible damage | |
| 35. | For what minimum tornado categories are cars lifted off the ground? | |
| A) | EF2 | |
| B) | EF3 | |
| C) | EF4 | |
| D) | EF5 | |
| 36. | What percentage of tornadoes in the United States are EF0 and EF1? | |
| A) | 1 percent | |
| B) | 30 percent | |
| C) | 60 percent | |
| D) | 80 percent | |
| 37. | What percentage of tornadoes in the United States are EF4 and EF5? | |
| A) | 1 percent | |
| B) | 30 percent | |
| C) | 60 percent | |
| D) | 80 percent | |
| 38. | About what percentage of tornado damage in the United States is caused by EF4 and EF5 tornadoes? | |
| A) | 25 percent | |
| B) | 55 percent | |
| C) | 65 percent | |
| D) | 90 percent | |
| 39. | Most tornadoes in the United States occur __________. | |
| A) | January to March | |
| B) | March to April | |
| C) | April to July | |
| D) | July to August | |
| 40. | Most tornadoes in the United States occur __________. | |
| A) | before noon | |
| B) | from noon to 2:00 pm | |
| C) | 2:00 to 4:00 pm | |
| D) | 4:00 to 6:00 pm | |
| 41. | Most tornadoes in the United States last about __________ minutes. | |
| A) | 5 | |
| B) | 20 | |
| C) | 45 | |
| D) | 60 | |
| 42. | The United States experiences about __________ tornadoes per year. | |
| A) | 500 | |
| B) | 1,200 | |
| C) | 1,700 | |
| D) | 2,000 | |
| 43. | Most strong tornadoes in the United States occur __________. | |
| A) | west of the Rocky Mountains | |
| B) | east of the Appalachian Mountains | |
| C) | in Canada | |
| D) | between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains | |
| 44. | A tornado watch is issued for a region when __________. | |
| A) | a tornado has been seen | |
| B) | conditions are favorable for supercell thunderstorms | |
| C) | conditions are favorable for single-cell thunderstorms | |
| D) | conditions are favorable for strong wind shear | |
| 45. | A tornado warning is issued for a region when __________. | |
| A) | a tornado has been seen | |
| B) | conditions are favorable for supercell thunderstorms | |
| C) | conditions are favorable for single-cell thunderstorms | |
| D) | conditions are favorable for strong wind shear | |
| 46. | A Doppler radar hook echo indicates the presence of what? | |
| A) | heavy downpours | |
| B) | heavy hail | |
| C) | a tornado | |
| D) | a hurricane | |
| 47. | Which is the least safe place to be during a strong tornado? | |
| A) | the basement | |
| B) | near a window | |
| C) | under a mattress | |
| D) | an interior room | |
| 48. | If you are caught in a car in a tornado, which act should not be done? | |
| A) | park the car on the side of the road | |
| B) | keep the seat belt on | |
| C) | put your head below the window level | |
| D) | try to drive through the tornado | |
| 49. | Hurricane strength comes from __________. | |
| A) | the absorption of latent heat through evaporation | |
| B) | the trade winds | |
| C) | the release of latent heat through condensation | |
| D) | ocean currents | |
| 50. | Tropical waves develop in the __________. | |
| A) | trade winds | |
| B) | doldrums | |
| C) | westerlies | |
| D) | subpolar low | |
| 51. | Tropical waves give rise to __________. | |
| A) | tropical depressions | |
| B) | tropical storms | |
| C) | tropical disturbances | |
| D) | hurricanes | |
| 52. | Which sequence is the correct order of hurricane development? | |
| A) | tropical storm—tropical disturbance—tropical depression—hurricane | |
| B) | tropical disturbance—tropical depression—tropical storm—hurricane | |
| C) | tropical depression—tropical disturbance—tropical storm—hurricane | |
| D) | tropical disturbance— tropical storm—tropical depression—hurricane | |
| 53. | Closed rotation first begins in a __________. | |
| A) | tropical depression | |
| B) | tropical storm | |
| C) | tropical disturbance | |
| D) | hurricane | |
| 54. | A category 1 hurricane has wind speeds over __________ kilometers per hour. | |
| A) | 100 | |
| B) | 119 | |
| C) | 154 | |
| D) | 250 | |
| 55. | Which hurricane category brings “extensive” damage? | |
| A) | 2 | |
| B) | 3 | |
| C) | 4 | |
| D) | 5 | |
| 56. | Which hurricane category has pressure between 920 and 944 millibars? | |
| A) | 2 | |
| B) | 3 | |
| C) | 4 | |
| D) | 5 | |
| 57. | A category 5 hurricane has wind speeds over __________ kilometers per hour. | |
| A) | 100 | |
| B) | 119 | |
| C) | 154 | |
| D) | 250 | |
| 58. | The __________ is the system used to rank hurricanes. | |
| A) | enhanced Fujita scale | |
| B) | Saffir-Simpson scale | |
| C) | Beaufort wind-force scale | |
| D) | ocean wind-force scale | |
| 59. | For hurricanes to form, seawater generally must be about __________ degrees Celsius at the surface. | |
| A) | 21 | |
| B) | 23 | |
| C) | 26 | |
| D) | 28 | |
| 60. | Warm seawater must extend to about __________ meters in depth for hurricanes to persist. | |
| A) | 60 | |
| B) | 80 | |
| C) | 100 | |
| D) | 110 | |
| 61. | Which hurricane monitoring system provides information about seawater temperatures beneath the surface of the ocean? | |
| A) | satellites | |
| B) | aircraft reconnaissance and dropsondes | |
| C) | marine buoys | |
| D) | Doppler radar | |
| 62. | Which region experiences the most and the strongest tropical cyclones (hurricanes)? | |
| A) | the western Pacific Ocean | |
| B) | the eastern Pacific Ocean | |
| C) | the western Atlantic Ocean | |
| D) | the Indian Ocean | |
| 63. | Which region experiences the most deadly tropical cyclones (hurricanes)? | |
| A) | the western Pacific Ocean | |
| B) | the eastern Pacific Ocean | |
| C) | the western Atlantic Ocean | |
| D) | the Indian Ocean | |
| 64. | Why does the equator never experience tropical cyclones (hurricanes)? | |
| A) | because there is no Coriolis force | |
| B) | because the water is too warm | |
| C) | because there is not enough ocean | |
| D) | because the water is too cool | |
| 65. | Why do tropical cyclones (hurricanes) not form near South America? | |
| A) | because there is no Coriolis force | |
| B) | because the water is too warm | |
| C) | because there is not enough ocean | |
| D) | because the water is too cool | |
| 66. | Generally, which aspect of hurricanes is most dangerous? | |
| A) | sustained high winds | |
| B) | inland flooding | |
| C) | coastal flooding | |
| D) | warm seawater | |
| 67. | A __________ is a rise in sea level caused by high winds and low atmospheric pressure. | |
| A) | storm surge | |
| B) | nor’easter | |
| C) | hurricane | |
| D) | squall line | |
| 68. | A __________ occurs when a warm air mass advances on a relatively cold air mass. | |
| A) | warm front | |
| B) | midlatitude cyclone | |
| C) | hurricane | |
| D) | cold front | |
| 69. | A __________ occurs when a cold air mass advances on a relatively warm air mass. | |
| A) | warm front | |
| B) | midlatitude cyclone | |
| C) | hurricane | |
| D) | cold front | |
| 70. | Which air mass is a midlatitude cyclone cold sector composed of? | |
| A) | mT | |
| B) | cT | |
| C) | mP | |
| D) | Air masses do not make up midlatitude cyclone cold sectors. | |
| 71. | Which is unlikely to be produced by a warm front? | |
| A) | gentle frontal slope | |
| B) | precipitation is steady and prolonged | |
| C) | a progression of clouds, beginning with high-altitude cirrus and ending with low-altitude nimbostratus | |
| D) | a cold air mass after the front has passed | |
| 72. | Which is unlikely to be produced by a cold front? | |
| A) | multicell thunderstorms | |
| B) | brief and intense showers | |
| C) | precipitation from nimbostratus | |
| D) | a squall line | |
| 73. | Which sequence puts the stages of midlatitude cyclone development in the correct order? | |
| A) | stationary wave—stationary front—midlatitude cyclone— occluded front | |
| B) | stationary front—stationary wave—midlatitude cyclone—occluded front | |
| C) | midlatitude cyclone—stationary front—stationary wave— occluded front | |
| D) | occluded front—stationary front—stationary wave—midlatitude cyclone | |
| 74. | Which cannot strengthen a midlatitude cyclone? | |
| A) | a Rossby wave trough | |
| B) | upper-level divergence | |
| C) | upper-level convergence | |
| D) | a rising central air column | |
| 75. | The Pacific Northwest in North America is likely to experience __________ weather from El Niño. | |
| A) | warm | |
| B) | wet and warm | |
| C) | dry | |
| D) | dry and warm | |
| 76. | Indonesia is likely to experience __________ from El Niño. | |
| A) | warm | |
| B) | wet and warm | |
| C) | dry | |
| D) | dry and warm | |
| 77. | The Southeastern United States is likely to experience ___________ from El Niño. | |
| A) | warm | |
| B) | wet and cool | |
| C) | dry | |
| D) | dry and warm | |
| 78. | Southeastern Africa is likely to experience __________ from El Niño. | |
| A) | warm | |
| B) | wet and cool | |
| C) | dry | |
| D) | dry and warm | |
| 79. | Peru and Ecuador are likely to experience __________ from El Niño. | |
| A) | drought | |
| B) | flooding rains | |
| C) | heat waves | |
| D) | fires | |
| 80. | Western Australia is likely to experience __________ from El Niño. | |
| A) | typhoons | |
| B) | flooding rains | |
| C) | heat waves | |
| D) | fires | |
| 81. | Which does not occur when an El Niño year occurs? | |
| A) | a reversal of the trade winds | |
| B) | migration of warm water eastward across the equatorial Pacific Ocean | |
| C) | deepening of the thermocline near Indonesia and Australia | |
| D) | reversed Walker circulation | |
| 82. | In recent decades the intensity of El Niño has __________. | |
| A) | increased | |
| B) | decreased | |
| C) | remained the same | |
| D) | cycled between high and low states | |
| 83. | El Niños and La Niñas occurred during about __________ of the last 50 years. | |
| A) | 8 | |
| B) | 10 | |
| C) | 25 | |
| D) | 30 | |
| 84. | The most hurricane-prone state in the United States is __________. | |
| A) | Louisiana | |
| B) | Mississippi | |
| C) | North Carolina | |
| D) | Florida | |
| 85. | The long-term average number of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean is __________. | |
| A) | increasing | |
| B) | decreasing | |
| C) | not changing significantly | |
| D) | unknown | |
| 86. | Which factor was not cited in this chapter as one that could decrease the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean? | |
| A) | wind shear | |
| B) | La Niña | |
| C) | El Niño | |
| D) | warmer ocean temperatures | |
Use the following to answer question 87:
| 87. | According to the map, which of these states has the least frequent number of hurricanes? | |
| A) | Mississippi | |
| B) | Georgia | |
| C) | Alabama | |
| D) | Texas | |
Use the following to answer questions 88-89:
| 88. | According to the graph, which of these years experienced the strongest El Niño event? | |
| A) | 1978 | |
| B) | 1997 | |
| C) | 2000 | |
| D) | 2005 | |
| 89. | According to the graph, which of these years experienced the strongest La Niña event? | |
| A) | 1970 | |
| B) | 1997 | |
| C) | 1989 | |
| D) | 1999 | |
| 90. | The strongest tornado ranking is EF5. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 91. | The “EF” scale stands for “Enhanced Force.” | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 92. | The United States experiences about one EF5 tornado per year on average. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 93. | EF5 tornadoes do not cause very much damage. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 94. | A thunderstorm is a cumulonimbus cloud that makes lightning and thunder. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 95. | All thunderstorms make lightning. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 96. | Microscale events are 1 kilometer in size or greater. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 97. | Multicell thunderstorms can form under conditions of moderate wind shear. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 98. | Gust fronts form from downdrafts in a thunderstorm. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 99. | Multicell thunderstorms have a rotating updraft. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 100. | Lightning develops as a separation of electrical charges builds up between a cloud and another cloud or a cloud and the ground. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 101. | All mesocyclones produce tornadoes. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 102. | Tornadoes do not form in mountainous regions. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 103. | Tornados never hit the same place twice. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 104. | Tornadoes can travel over the ground at 113 kilometers per hour or more. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 105. | North America experiences the most and the strongest tornadoes in the world. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 106. | A funnel cloud is a tornado that has not touched ground. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 107. | Seeking shelter beneath a bridge when a tornado strikes is safe. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 108. | Tropical cyclones rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 109. | All hurricanes have wind speeds of 119 kilometers per hour or greater. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 110. | A hurricane is also called a typhoon. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 111. | Hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean basin use French, English, and Spanish names. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 112. | Hurricane names are retired for those storms that are particularly destructive. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 113. | Strong hurricanes always bring the heaviest rainfall totals. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 114. | Like tornadoes, hurricanes often go undetected and catch coastal populations by surprise. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 115. | Dropsondes measure precipitation amounts in hurricanes. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 116. | Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest hurricane to strike U.S. shores. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 117. | A midlatitude cyclone rotates counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 118. | Midlatitude cyclones occur between 30 and 70 degrees latitude in both hemispheres. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 119. | Midlatitude cyclones are the largest storm systems on the planet. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 120. | Warm fronts often bring severe weather. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 121. | The cold front of a midlatitude cyclone arrives before the warm front. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 122. | Troughs provide upper-level support for midlatitude cyclones. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 123. | Nor’easters occur in the Rocky Mountains. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 124. | El Niño is a periodic shift in Earth’s climate system. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 125. | El Niño events occur predictably every 5 years. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 126. | La Niña often follows right after El Niño. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 127. | Scientists cannot predict El Niño more than 6 months in advance. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 128. | In 2005, Hurricane Katrina flooded about 80 percent of New Orleans. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 129. | Tallahassee, Florida, is the largest metropolitan region in the United States most at risk to flooding and wind damage by a major hurricane. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 130. | In the 1990s Atlantic hurricane frequency increased as part of a natural, long-term cycle. | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 131. | If the water temperature decreased in the Great Lakes, would the lake-effect snows increase or decrease? Explain. |
| 132. | Are scientists certain how hurricane activity will change in the coming decades? |
| 133. | Explain how hurricane winds grow so strong and perpetuate themselves. |
| 134. | In the context of climate change, why might a person reasonably expect that hurricanes should be getting more frequent and stronger? |
| 135. | Based on your reading in this chapter, what, if any, atmospheric hazards occur where you live? Explain how they form. |
| 136. | Do you think it would be possible to reduce the vulnerability of the Great Plains to tornadoes? What would need to be done to accomplish this? |
| 137. | How does El Niño influence the weather where you live? |
Answer Key
| 1. | C |
| 2. | B |
| 3. | C |
| 4. | A |
| 5. | B |
| 6. | C |
| 7. | D |
| 8. | A |
| 9. | D |
| 10. | B |
| 11. | A |
| 12. | A |
| 13. | C |
| 14. | D |
| 15. | A |
| 16. | C |
| 17. | B |
| 18. | D |
| 19. | B |
| 20. | A |
| 21. | D |
| 22. | A |
| 23. | A |
| 24. | C |
| 25. | D |
| 26. | A |
| 27. | B |
| 28. | C |
| 29. | D |
| 30. | B |
| 31. | A |
| 32. | C |
| 33. | B |
| 34. | C |
| 35. | B |
| 36. | D |
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| 131. | The snows would decrease because cold water evaporates less quickly than warm water. Also, colder water could freeze the surface. A cover of ice greatly reduces the rate of evaporation from a water body. |
| 132. | Scientists are not at all certain how hurricanes will respond to a warmer world. A warmer world is a potentially windier world with more wind shear. Wind shear does not favor hurricane development. |
| 133. | Hurricane sustained winds are caused by the latent-heat positive feedback. The more condensation that occurs, the faster the surface winds will be. Condensation of water vapor in the eye wall releases latent heat. This warms the atmosphere and enhances instability in the eye wall. Unstable, buoyant clouds rise, cool, and water vapor condenses, releasing yet more latent heat. These rising columns of air pull in air from surrounding regions at the surface level, creating hurricane-force winds. |
| 134. | We might expect stronger hurricanes because hurricanes require a very high specific humidity. Warm air has a higher water vapor capacity than cold air and warm air warms the ocean’s surface, causing it to evaporate more quickly. So a warmer atmosphere should make more hurricanes. |
| 135. | Answers will vary depending on where the student lives. |
| 136. | Answers will vary. One line of thought would be to build better shelters in all structures. Another idea would be to build stronger structures, but this may not be effective given how strong tornado winds are. It is not reasonable to assume that people could move away from tornado country. |
| 137. | Answers will vary. Use Figure 5.25 for help. |
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