EAPS 106D = hw 11

11.9. In Wikipedia, look up "Tropical cyclone" and answer this question: True or False: Tropical cyclones commonly form right on the equator.

False

11.8. In Wikipedia, look up "Tropical cyclone" and answer this question: True or False: In the northern hemisphere cyclones always spin counterclockwise, while in the southern hemisphere cyclones always spin clockwise.

True

11.10. In Wikipedia, look up "Tropical cyclone", scroll down to "Eye and center", and answer this question: Which of the following is not a characteristic of the eye or center of a tropical cyclone?

a. In the center of a cyclone the air rises due to low pressure

11.14. In Wikipedia, look up "Nor'easter" and answer this question: Which of the following is not a characteristic of a nor-easter?

a. It is another type of tropical cyclone that occurs in the warm waters of the southern Atlantic.

11.19. In Wikipedia, look up "Hurricane Patricia" and answer this question: Which of the following is true about the Hurricane Patricia?

a. It was the strongest tropical cyclone (highest wind speeds) on record.

11.5. In Wikipedia, look up "Low-pressure area" and answer this question: Which of the following is commonly associated with inclement weather as opposed to light winds and fair skies

a. Low-pressure area

11.6. In Wikipedia, look up "Tropical cyclone" and answer this question: Where do tropical cyclones get (derive) their energy?

b. From evaporation of water from the ocean surface

11.18. In Wikipedia, look up "1970 Bhola cyclone" and answer this question: Which of the following is true about the 1970 Bhola cyclone?

b. It was the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded.

11.11. In Wikipedia, look up "Tropical cyclone", scroll down to "Eye and center", and answer this question: Where are the greatest wind speeds found in a cyclone?

b. The eyewall

11.12. In Wikipedia, look up "Saffir-Simpson scale" and answer this question: What observation is the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale based on?

b. The intensity of the sustained winds

11.16. In Wikipedia, look up "Rogue wave" and answer this question: Which of the following is not true about rogue wave?

b. They are similar to tsunamis.

11.20. In Wikipedia, look up "Hurricane Sandy" and answer this question: Which of the following is true about the Hurricane Sandy?

c. It was the largest (by diameter) Atlantic hurricane on record.

11.7. In Wikipedia, look up "Tropical cyclone", scroll down to "Formation", and answer this question: When do tropical cyclones tend to develop?

c. Summer

11.3. In Wikipedia, look up "Tropical cyclone" and answer this question: What is the difference between a typhoon, a hurricane, and a cyclone?

c. Their location

11.15. In Wikipedia, look up "Nor'easter", scroll down to "Difference from tropical cyclones", and answer this question: What is meant by a cold-core low pressure system?

c. They thrive on drastic changes in temperature of Canadian air and warm Atlantic waters.

11.4. In Wikipedia, look up "Saffir-Simpson scale" and answer this question: Which is the correct order of intensity with regards to wind speed (from lowest to highest)?

c. Tropical depression, Tropical storm, Category 1 hurricane, Category 5 hurricane

11.13. In Wikipedia, look up "Storm surge" and answer this question: Which of the following is not a characteristic of a storm surge?

d. All the above are characteristics of a storm surge.

11.17. In Wikipedia, look up "Rescue swimmer", scroll down to "U.S. Coast Guard" and answer this question: Which of the following is not true about U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers?

d. All the above are true.

11.1. In Wikipedia, look up "Longline fishing" and answer this question: How many hand-baited hooks might be placed on a single series of connected lines?

d. Over 2500

11.2. In Wikipedia, look up "Tropical cyclone" and answer this question: What is meant by the word tropical?

d. The geographical origin of these systems.