Assignment 8 - Tropical Cyclones
- Due Apr 26, 2022 by 11:59pm
- Points 15
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- Available Apr 11, 2022 at 8am - Apr 26, 2022 at 11:59pm
"Cyclone"
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Please watch the National Geographic video " Cyclone" and answer the following Questions (keep your answers very brief - a few words is plenty):
- What are the most complex and dangerous thunderstorms called?
- What Air Force base was damaged by the tornado in the video?
- What does the reporter (and others) do to escape the tornado on the Kansas Turnpike?
- In what year was the largest tornado outbreak on record according to the video?
- What does Ted Fujita compare ground markings from tornadoes to?
- How fast do tornadoes travel over land?
- What was the name of the large probe that researchers tried to place into a Tornadoes path?
- What remains the best way to "see inside" a tornado?
- What does Dr. Howard Bluestein observe from a helicopter in the video?
- Where are the most violent winds in a hurricane located?
- What is the name of the professional hurricane storm chaser highlighted in the video?
- Dr. Stanley Goldenberg rides out Hurricane Andrew at home. What is his house missing that he thinks explains why his house was so badly damaged versus his neighbors' homes?
- What does Ted Fujita think explains the areas of severe damage by Andrew , in streaks, in south Florida?
- What city do they focus on toward the end of the video which has the potential for significant damage by hurricanes?
- What is everyone "playing" in at the end of the video?