Section #: 13.3
Tropical Storms
Practice Test
1.
Large, rotating, low-pressure storms are called __________.
a.
tornadoes
b.
hail storms
c.
storm surge
d.
tropical cyclones
Hint
2.
What is the calm center of a hurricane called?
a.
downburst
b.
eyewall
c.
eye
d.
funnel cloud
Hint
3.
What are tropical cyclones that form in the Pacific Ocean called?
a.
downdrafts
b.
typhoons
c.
tornadoes
d.
funnel clouds
Hint
4.
What causes the air of a tropical storm to rotate?
a.
the Coriolis effect
b.
strong downbursts
c.
funnel clouds
d.
supercells
Hint
5.
Where do the disturbances that cause tropical storms originate?
a.
near the Gulf Stream
b.
the Pacific Ocean only
c.
tornado alley
d.
the ITCZ or from tropical waves
Hint
