Final Exam Natural Disasters BYUi Latest
2026-2027 Questions and Answers
Where do hurricanes get their energy? - Correct
Answers ✅the warmth of tropical ocean
How do hurricanes form? - Correct Answers ✅We
don't understand fully, but some are apparently
formed by temperature changes across the
downdraft air around the mesocyclone
What does the Saffir-Simpson scale measure? -
Correct Answers ✅is a 1 to 5 rating based only
on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed.
This scale does not take into account other
potentially deadly hazards such as storm surge,
rainfall flooding, and tornadoes. The Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale estimates potential property
damage.
At what point does a tropical storm become a
hurricane? - Correct Answers ✅sustained winds
reach 74 mph
What is storm surge? - Correct Answers
✅abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm,
, Final Exam Natural Disasters BYUi Latest
2026-2027 Questions and Answers
measured as the height of the water above the
normal predicted astronomical tide
Where are some safe places to be during a
hurricane? - Correct Answers ✅Go to a safe
area, such as an interior room, closet or downstairs
bathroom. Never go outside the protection of your
home or shelter before there is confirmation that
the storm has passed the area. The eye of the
storm could create a temporary and deceptive lull,
with high winds still approaching.
Where do most hurricanes occur in the United
States? - Correct Answers ✅Florida, North
Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina,
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, New York,
Massechusettes.
Under what conditions do tornadoes form? -
Correct Answers ✅The classic answer--"warm
moist Gulf air meets cold Canadian air and dry air
from the Rockies"--is a gross oversimplification.
Most thunderstorms that form under those
conditions (near warm fronts, cold fronts and
2026-2027 Questions and Answers
Where do hurricanes get their energy? - Correct
Answers ✅the warmth of tropical ocean
How do hurricanes form? - Correct Answers ✅We
don't understand fully, but some are apparently
formed by temperature changes across the
downdraft air around the mesocyclone
What does the Saffir-Simpson scale measure? -
Correct Answers ✅is a 1 to 5 rating based only
on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed.
This scale does not take into account other
potentially deadly hazards such as storm surge,
rainfall flooding, and tornadoes. The Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale estimates potential property
damage.
At what point does a tropical storm become a
hurricane? - Correct Answers ✅sustained winds
reach 74 mph
What is storm surge? - Correct Answers
✅abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm,
, Final Exam Natural Disasters BYUi Latest
2026-2027 Questions and Answers
measured as the height of the water above the
normal predicted astronomical tide
Where are some safe places to be during a
hurricane? - Correct Answers ✅Go to a safe
area, such as an interior room, closet or downstairs
bathroom. Never go outside the protection of your
home or shelter before there is confirmation that
the storm has passed the area. The eye of the
storm could create a temporary and deceptive lull,
with high winds still approaching.
Where do most hurricanes occur in the United
States? - Correct Answers ✅Florida, North
Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina,
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, New York,
Massechusettes.
Under what conditions do tornadoes form? -
Correct Answers ✅The classic answer--"warm
moist Gulf air meets cold Canadian air and dry air
from the Rockies"--is a gross oversimplification.
Most thunderstorms that form under those
conditions (near warm fronts, cold fronts and
