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Rob-TheStormChaser · #81 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 10:52 pm

I dont think I do, but I'll still be able to view it....some of these questions I dug up are tough and can be debatable I'm sure!

#82 Postby **pojo** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 11:22 pm

The Coriolis effect:
A) Applies only to tides
B) Is caused by the earth's rotation
C) Exists only in the Northern Hemisphere
D) Is greatest near the equator
E) Results in the ocean's surface currents conforming exactly to the prevailing wind patterns.
F) Governs the spin direction of water draining out of a sink

#83 Postby **cycloneye** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 7:32 am

I say (D)

isobar · #84 Postby **isobar** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 9:46 am

B) Caused by the earth's rotation.

#85 Postby **pojo** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:04 am

Isobar got it

The correct answer is caused by the Earths Rotation

#86 Postby **pojo** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:05 am

Here's another one for you:

Concerning the distribution of land and water, which of the following statements is true?

A) The percentage of land and water is about the same in both the northern and southern hemispheres.
B) The southern hemisphere has much more water surface than the northern hemisphere.
C) The northern hemisphere has much more water surface than the southern hemisphere.

isobar · #87 Postby **isobar** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 2:17 pm

Hmm, I'll pick A.

#88 Postby **pojo** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:39 pm

Any more guesses besides Isobars??

#89 Postby **pojo** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 3:03 pm

Nice try Isobar...the correct answer is...

B) The southern hemisphere has much more water surface than the northern hemisphere.

Rob-TheStormChaser · #90 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 1:36 pm

lol I'll have to reload my quizzes! bb shortly!

Rob-TheStormChaser · #91 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 11:40 am

1. What criteria make a thunderstorm severe?

a) Rainfall at a rate of 2" per hour
b) 3/4" diameter hail or 58 mph winds
c) 20 ground lightning strikes per minute
d) All of the above

chadtm80 · #92 Postby **chadtm80** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 12:57 pm

Rob-TheStormChaser · #93 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 1:02 pm

close but no whopper! lol

northweststormchaser · #94 Postby **northweststormchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:32 pm

I would say B

Rob-TheStormChaser · #95 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:34 pm

B is correct

northweststormchaser · #96 Postby **northweststormchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:35 pm

Rob-TheStormChaser · #97 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:35 pm

In a Flash Flood one foot of moving water can move:

a) 500 pounds
b) 750 pounds
c) 1000 pounds
d) 1500 pounds

northweststormchaser · #98 Postby **northweststormchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:36 pm

I would say D because water is 10,000 times more force then air.

Rob-TheStormChaser · #99 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:41 pm

D is right

Rob-TheStormChaser · #100 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:42 pm

Tornado deaths and injuries are most common due to:

a) Lightning and hail that accompany the storm
b) Flying debris
c) Rapid pressure changes
d) None of the above

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