Test Your Knowledge on Hydrometeorological Hazards and Natural Disasters

Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy between land and the lower atmosphere (correct)

Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy between the upper atmosphere and outer space

Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy within the Earth's crust

Dangers associated with the transfer of water and energy within the ocean

Typhoons, thunderstorms, floods, storm surges, tornadoes, El Nino, and La Nina (correct)

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, wildfires, tsunamis, and hurricanes

Droughts, heat waves, blizzards, hailstorms, and sandstorms

None of the above

Intense circulating winds with heavy rain over tropical waters and land (correct)

Intense circulating winds with heavy snow over polar waters and land

Intense circulating winds with heavy rain over temperate waters and land

Intense circulating winds with heavy fog over desert waters and land

<p>Abnormal rises in coastal waters due to strong winds or movement of the sea bottom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formed from strong winds and low thunderstorm clouds and have a cyclonic counterclockwise motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A large-scale warming of the ocean and atmosphere across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weather satellites, weather stations, Doppler radars, and automated rain gauges</p> Signup and view all the answers