1.
Which states averages the most days with hail per year per square mile?
A
Oklahoma
B
California
C
Colorado
D
Florida
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Which states averages the most days with hail per year per square mile?
Oklahoma
California
Colorado
Florida
Which state averages the most tornadoes per year per square mile?
Oklahoma
California
Colorado
Florida
Which state averages the most thunderstorms per year per square mile?
Oklahoma
California
Colorado
Florida
Which phenomenon associated with thunderstorms was described in class as being particularly dangerous for airplane travel and the cause of several airline crashes?
Plane flying low to the ground near a microburst
Plane being struck by lightning
Plane being pelted by large hail
Plane icing over when flying through supercooled water droplets in the cloud
Which aspect of land-falling hurricanes is usually responsible for the most destruction?
Strong winds
Heavy rains
Storm surge
Embedded tornadoes
Thunder will not occur
without lightning
in wintertime storms when it is too cold
over the oceans or large lakes
until precipitation begins to fall from the clouds
There is a good deal of conclusive evidence that shows extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and tornadoes are becoming more frequent and severe in recent years, and the increase is due to global warming
True Statement
False Statement
The strongest winds and heaviest rain are associated with which part of a hurricane?
The eye
The spiral rain bands
The eyewall
The outflow
The stratospheric ozone hole occurs
over Antarctica during the Northern Hemisphere spring (April-June)
over Antarctica during the Southern Hemisphere spring (Sept-Nov)
everywhere on Earth during the Southern Hemisphere spring (Sept-Nov)
everywhere on Earth during the Northern Hemisphere spring (April-June)
The peak in the Atlantic hurricane season occurs during which month?
May
July
September
November
The NY Times article Most Deadly of Natural Disasters: the Heat Wave reports a death toll of.....................people from the 1995 Chicago heat wave. In comparison, this is...................people than died in the infamous Chicago Fire of 1871
7000 - 8000; more
7000 - 8000; less
700 - 800; more
700 - 800; less
The inside of a car provides a relatively safe shelter from lightning
True Statement
False Statement
The inside of a car provides a relatively safe shelter from a tornado
True Statement
False Statement
The greatest number of thunderstorms per year occurs over which area of the Earth?
Tropical oceans
Mount Everest
Tropical land areas
Polar regions
The average number of people in the U.S. who are killed by extreme weather events each year is about the same as the number who are killed in vehicle accidents
True Statement
False Statement
Single-cell thunderstorms only last about one hour and begin to dissipate when
lightning neutralizes all the electrical charge in the cloud
all the precipitation particles in the cloud turn to ice
downdrafts spread throughout the cloud and cut off updrafts
solar heating at the ground begins to decrease
On average, which weather phenomenon is responsible for the most deaths in the United States per year?
Hurricanes
Lightning
Tornadoes
Heat Waves
On average, which ocean basin produces the most hurricanes per year?
Western North Pacific (near southeast Asia) where they are called typhoons
Eastern North Pacific (off Mexico Coast)
North Atlantic Ocean
Western South Pacific (near Australia) where they are called severe tropical cyclones
No one foresaw the possibility that so many U.S. citizens could be killed by a single hurricane in todays world such as happened with Hurricane Katrina in 2005
True Statement
False Statement
Lightning often occurs within a cloud without ever hitting the ground
True Statement
False Statement