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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: 40%  No of times this quiz has been taken: 47  No of people passing this quiz: 16  No of people failing this quiz: 31  Maximum score for this quiz: 83% Coverage : Hurricanes have touched so many of our lives recently. How much do you know about these destructive and unstoppable forces of nature?  Hurricanes Discussion Forum 1.  Which of the following is a synonym for hurricane? a. Tropical cyclone b. Flash flood c. Typhoon d. Tropical storm Last improved on 1/4/2010 at 12:42:02 PM Please provide appropriate updations Ques Which of the following is a synonym for hurricane? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 2.  The distinctive smell of a hurricane comes from which molecule? a. Phosphorus b. Methane c. Uric acid d. Ozone Please provide appropriate updations Ques The distinctive smell of a hurricane comes from which molecule? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 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 Please provide appropriate updations Ques 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. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 4.  Which of the following is not a component of a hurricane? a. Eye b. Eyewall c. Headband d. Surface low Please provide appropriate updations Ques Which of the following is not a component of a hurricane? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 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 Please provide appropriate updations Ques At what latitude do hurricanes most frequently form? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 6.  True or false:Hurricanes are always named after females? a. True b. False Please provide appropriate updations Ques True or false:Hurricanes are always named after females? a. b. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 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 Please provide appropriate updations Ques The frequency of hurricanes has been said to have been increased by which global weather phenomenon? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 8.  True or false:Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest hurricane in The United States' history. a. True b. False Please provide appropriate updations Ques True or false:Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest hurricane in The United States' history. a. b. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 9.  What Category of hurricane was Katrina? a. Category 2 b. Category 3 c. Category 4 d. Category 5 Please provide appropriate updations Ques What Category of hurricane was Katrina? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 10.  What was the name of the hurricane which hit the US directly after Katrina? a. Rita b. Jessica c. Vince d. Caroline Please provide appropriate updations Ques What was the name of the hurricane which hit the US directly after Katrina? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 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 Please provide appropriate updations Ques 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. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 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 Please provide appropriate updations Ques In which of these speed ranges are the winds of a Catgory 5 hurricane? a. b. c. d. 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