11:670:101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Saffir–Simpson Scale, Air Pollution, Smog
11 May 2020
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Chapter 11: Hurricanes
1. During a hurricane, the heaviest rainfall occurs in the… eyewall
2. Storms that form in the tropics are given names when.. They reach tropical storm
strength
3. The main source of energy for a hurricane is the… warm ocean water
4. Along a coastline, most hurricane damange is caused by.. The storm surge
5. On the saffir- simpson hurricane scale, a hurricane with winds in excess of 155mph (135
knots) would be classified as a category hurricane… 5
Chapter 14: Air Pollution
1. Which substance is the most abundant primary air pollutant in the united states.. Carbon
monoxide
2. Since the 1970s the overall trand in emissions of primary pollutants in the united states
has.. Declined
3. Strong winds tend to lower pollutant concentrations through a process called.. Dispersion
4. Which condition typically contributes ti major air pollution episodes lasting several days
or longer.. A high pressure system
5. Photchemical smog.. Requires sunlight
Chapter 15: Light, Color and Atmospheric
1. The blue color of the sky is due to: selective scattering of visible light by air molecules
2. This can only be seen when the sun is to your back and its raining in front of you:
rainbow
3. Halos are caused by: refraction of light passing through ice crystals
4. The bending of light that occurs when it enters a substance of different density at an angle
is called: refraction
5. Red sunsets, blue moons, and milky- white skies are primarily the result of light:
scattering
Document Summary
Chapter 11: hurricanes: during a hurricane, the heaviest rainfall occurs in the eyewall, storms that form in the tropics are given names when They reach tropical storm strength: the main source of energy for a hurricane is the warm ocean water, along a coastline, most hurricane damange is caused by The storm surge: on the saffir- simpson hurricane scale, a hurricane with winds in excess of 155mph (135 knots) would be classified as a category hurricane 5. Chapter 14: air pollution: which substance is the most abundant primary air pollutant in the united states Carbon monoxide: since the 1970s the overall trand in emissions of primary pollutants in the united states has Declined: strong winds tend to lower pollutant concentrations through a process called dispersion, which condition typically contributes ti major air pollution episodes lasting several days or longer a high pressure system, photchemical smog
