Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

Atmospheric Extreme Events and Hazards

  1. What are supercells in the context of tornado storms?

    Options:
    1. Intense rainfall
    2. Low pressure areas
    3. Rotating warm air
    4. Thunderstorms with strong turbulence and updrafts

    Option: D

  2. What is the role of wind shear in the formation of a tornado?

    Options:
    1. To cause rainfall
    2. To create low pressure at the ground
    3. To rotate winds rushing towards the central lowest pressure
    4. To decrease the intensity of the tornado

    Option: C

  3. What are mamantus clouds in the context of tornado storms?

    Options:
    1. Clouds at the top of the thunderstorm
    2. Clouds formed due to wind shear
    3. Clouds formed at the lowest level of clouds near the ground surface
    4. Clouds formed due to the intensely heated ground

    Option: C

  4. Which region is most frequently affected by tornado outbreaks in the United States?

    Options:
    1. The Rocky Mountains
    2. The Great Plains
    3. The West Coast
    4. The East Coast

    Option: B

  5. What are the Great Plains also known as?

    Options:
    1. Hurricane Alley
    2. Earthquake Zone
    3. Tornado Alley
    4. Tsunami Zone

    Option: C

  6. Which states are most adversely affected by tornadoes?

    Options:
    1. Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama
    2. Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Iowa
    3. California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah
    4. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts

    Option: B

  7. When do thunderstorms and tornadoes occur in the USA?

    Options:
    1. October to March, during daylight
    2. April to September, during daylight
    3. May to August, during nighttime
    4. November to February, during nighttime

    Option: B

  8. What is a tornado outbreak?

    Options:
    1. Occurrence of tornadoes in different countries at the same time
    2. Occurrence of tornadoes in groups involving large numbers on a specific day
    3. Occurrence of tornadoes in isolated locations
    4. Occurrence of tornadoes in oceans

    Option: B

  9. Which year saw one of the most terrible devastation caused by tornadoes in the USA?

    Options:
    1. 1954
    2. 1974
    3. 1984
    4. 1884

    Option: D

  10. Which scale is used to assess the severity and damage caused by tornadoes?

    Options:
    1. Richter Scale
    2. Beaufort Scale
    3. Fujita Scale
    4. Saffir-Simpson Scale

    Option: C

  11. Who devised the Fujita Scale?

    Options:
    1. T. Theodore Fujita
    2. Charles Richter
    3. Sir Francis Beaufort
    4. Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson

    Option: A

  12. Which factors are used to determine the severity and damage caused by a tornado on the Fujita Scale?

    Options:
    1. Wind velocity and quantum of damage
    2. Wind velocity and temperature
    3. Humidity and air pressure
    4. Wind direction and frequency

    Option: A

  13. which of the following months are records the highest frequencies of tornado occurrences in the USA?

    Options:
    1. January, February, March
    2. April, May, June
    3. July, August, September
    4. October, November, December

    Option: B

  14. In addition to the USA, in which other countries do tornadoes occur?

    Options:
    1. Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Peru
    2. France, United Kingdom, China, Australia, eastern India
    3. Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece
    4. Russia, Japan, South Korea, North Kore

    Option: B

  15. According to the Fujita Scale, weak tornadoes are characterized by wind speed ranging between

    Options:
    1. 180km/hr to 329km/hr
    2. 330km/hr to 509km/hr
    3. 64km/hr to 179km/hr
    4. None of the above

    Option: C

  16. Strong tornadoes are characterized by wind speed ranging between

    Options:
    1. 330km/hr to 509km/hr
    2. 180km/hr to 329km/hr
    3. 64km/hr to 179km/hr
    4. None of the above

    Option: B

  17. Which category of tornadoes is characterized by wind speed ranging between 417km/hr and 509km/hr?

    Options:
    1. Category 1
    2. Category 2
    3. Category 3
    4. Category 5

    Option: D

  18. Tornadoes are more common in which parts of the USA?

    Options:
    1. Northern and western
    2. Southern and eastern
    3. Coastal areas
    4. Mountainous regions

    Option: B

  19. What is the deadliest part of a tornado?

    Options:
    1. The funnel of dark clouds
    2. The wind
    3. Tornado missiles
    4. None of the above

    Option: C

  20. What was the annual toll caused by tornadoes in the USA in terms of property damage and human deaths?

    Options:
    1. Property damage worth 150 US dollars and 100 human deaths
    2. Property damage worth 100,000,000 US dollars and 150 human deaths
    3. Property damage worth 100 US dollars and 1500 human deaths
    4. None of the above

    Option: B