AU 61 Questions with CORRECT Answers

AU 61 Questions with CORRECT Answers

Question:
Lightning
Answer:
usually paired with fire as a single loss but causes non-fire losses


Question:
Tornadoes Hurricanes
Answer:
Severe tropical storms with winds in excess of 73MPH


Question:
Tornadoes
Answer:
Funnel-shaped columns of air with wind speeds of 40-318+ mph


Question:
General UW approach for Hurricanes and tornadoes are
Answer:
1.avoid writing any coverage


Question:
Wind Speed
Answer:
Wind Velocity and predicts how much damage a windstorm will create; uneven terrain
disrupts this as well


Question:
the boundary between a windstorm and non-windstorm is
Answer:
45 MPH

, Question:
Length of measurements
Answer:
US Weather service measures a 2 minute average; whereas INTL services meas a 10
minute average to eliminate the effects of gusts


Question:
Height of Measurement
Answer:
Weather services typically measure wind speed at a ten-meter height (32.8 feet)


Question:
Surface of Measurement
Answer:
Weather services typically measure wind speed on flat areas with no obstructions


Question:
The Beaufort Scale
Answer:
Measures wind velocity on a scale from 0 (< 1mph) to 17 (maximum hurricane)


Question:
Hurricanes range from to on the _________ 12, 17 The Beaufort Scale The Saffir-Simpson
Scale
Answer:
Measures potential wind damage from hurricanes in progress


Question:
The ranges from Category 1 (74-95 mph) to Category 5 (+155mph)
Answer:
Saffir-Simpson Scale


Question:
US Hurricane Damage have increased recently b/c
Answer:
1. El Nino