Review sheet for Quiz #5
Topic to be covered on the quiz:
Hurricanes and weather prediction / forecasting – there may
be questions from earlier material as well.
Questions from the movie are also fair game.
Sample questions / concepts
1. Explain the development of a hurricane from tropical
wave to full-fledged hurricane.
2. Explain the steering forces that direct a hurricane's path.
3. Be able to diagram a cross-section of a hurricane, labeling any
important parts or features.
4. Explain where a hurricane gets its energy.
5. Explain how a hurricane might die.
6. What factors will cause a hurricane to increase in strength?
7. What factors will cause a hurricane to decrease in strength?
8. What are the three broad areas of hurricane damage?
9. Where do hurricanes form, and why do they form there?
10. What is the minimum temperature the sea needs to be in order for
hurricanes to form?
11. What are four methods of weather forecasting or prediction?
12. Which methods are most accurate? Which are least accurate?
13. Which method is best for very long term forecasting? Which is
best for very short term?
Some words to know
Analog method
Climatology
Convergence
Cyclone
Development
Divergence
Eye
Eye-wall
Flooding
Hurricane
Hurricane warning
Hurricane watch
Law of conservation of angular momentum
Numerical weather prediction
Organization
Persistence method
Saffir-Simpson scale
Storm surge
Tornado
Trends method
Tropical depression
Tropical disturbance
Tropical storm
Tropical wave
Typhoon
Wind