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 Hurricanes Quiz

Welcome to the QuizMoz Hurricanes Quiz. QuizMoz offers one of the Internet's largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced QuizMoz quiz masters. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!!

 Hurricanes Quiz Facts
 Average Score for this quiz: 42%
 No of times this quiz has been taken: 11
 No of people passing this quiz: 4
 No of people failing this quiz: 7
 Maximum score for this quiz: 67%

Coverage : Hurricanes have touched so many of our lives recently. How much do you know about these destructive and unstoppable forces of nature?

1. Which of the following is not a synonym for hurricane?
a.Tropical cyclone
b.Flash flood
c.Typhoon
d.Tropical storm
 
2. The distinctive smell of a hurricane comes from which molecule?
a.Phosphorus
b.Methane
c.Uric acid
d.Ozone
 
3. Scientists estimate that hurricane release energy at a rate of 50 to 200 trillion joules a day. What is this equivalent to, in real life terms?
a.The electricity consumption of New York for a day
b.The power needed by a fighter jet
c.a 10 megaton nuclear bomb
d.The energy contained in 20 tonnes of chocolate
 
4. Which of the following is not a component of a hurricane?
a.Eye
b.Eyewall
c.Headband
d.Surface low
 
5. At what latitude do hurricanes most frequently form?
a.Within 10 degrees of the poles
b.Within 50 degrees of the equator
c.Within 10 degrees of the Tropic of Capricorn
d.Within 20 degrees of the equator
 
6. True or false:Hurricanes are always named after females?
a.True
b.False
 
7. The frequency of hurricanes has been said to have been increased by which global weather phenomenon?
a.Los Banditos
b.El Nino
c.La Nina
d.San Miguel
 
8. True or false:Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest hurricane in The United States' history.
a.True
b.False
 
9. What Category of hurricane was Katrina?
a.Category 2
b.Category 3
c.Category 4
d.Category 5
 
10. What was the name of the hurricane which hit the US directly after Katrina?
a.Rita
b.Jessica
c.Vince
d.Caroline
 
11. In the 1960s and 1970s the US government attempted to protect against hurricanes by seeding them with silver iodide to dissipate the storm. What was the name of this operation?
a.Project Windshear
b.Project Stormfury
c.Project Eyestorm
d.Project Rainband
 
12. In which of these speed ranges are the winds of a Catgory 5 hurricane?
a.Above 80mph
b.Above 90mph
c.Above 120mph
d.Above 155mph
 

 
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What others think about Hurricanes
By: Jon B on Aug 31, 2008
  They're scary
  


 





 
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