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What was the most deadly natural disaster in U.S. history? Where and when did it take place? |
The hurricane that hit Galveston Island, Texas, on September 8, 1900. |
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In addition to solar energy, what factors influence the weather? |
Water vapor, cloud cover, Land forms and bodies of water, elevation, and air movement. |
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What are the three classifications that geographers use for precipitation? Which type of affects the middle latitudes the most? |
Convectional, Orographic, and Frontal. Frontal is the most middle latitudes. |
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What temperature must be the ocean water be to form a hurricane? |
80 degrees fahrenheit |
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How large is the eye of a hurricane? How fast may the winds surrounding the eye be moving? |
Usually 10 to 20 miles across and it may be as strong as 200 miles per hour |
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How large an area may a hurricane cover at once? |
Sometimes as wide as 500 miles wide. |
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What is a storm surge, and how high might it be? |
Seawater, pushed ashore by the winds may rise yo 16 feet or more. |
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What percentage of tornadoes hit in the U.S.? |
75% of tornadoes. |
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What is the average number of tornadoes in the U.S. each year? |
700 tornadoes each year |
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What are the four major factors that influence the climate of a region? |
Wind and ocean currents, latitude, elevation, and topography. |
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How does elevation affect climate, and by how much? |
Altitude increases the air temperature drops about 3.5 for every 1,000 feet. |
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What are possible outcomes of the greenhouse effect and global warming? |
The ice caps will melt, flooding some coastal areas, and covering low lying islands, weather patterns will become more erratic, droughts may worsen. |
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What are the two most significant factors in defining different climates? |
Temperature and precipitation |
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What is Alabama's climate region? |
Humid subtropical |
