Bad Weather Day Puzzle #02 - Huricanes Mystery Cache
Bad Weather Day Puzzle #02 - Huricanes
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Bad Weather Day Puzzle #02 - Huricanes
BYOP... PnG....
Cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
This puzzle cache is just like my other "Bad Weather Day" caches,
just adding a puzzle to it to make it a little more fun on those
"Bad Weather Days".
Cache puzzle:
Solve for coordinates: N 33° AB.CDE W 096° FG.HIJ
1. The storm surge of a hurricane is very destructive. About
how much does a cubic foot of sea water weigh in pounds?
a. 8 - A = 1
b. 64 - A = 0
c. 28 - A = 2
d. 120 - A = 3
2. Where are the strongest winds in a hurricane?
a. Rain Bands - B = 3
b. Eye - B = 2
c. Eye wall near the surface - B = 0
d. Eye wall several thousand feet above the ground - B =
1
3. What was the smallest eye ever measured in a
hurricane?
a. 2 Miles - C = 3
b. 3 Miles - C = 1
c. 1 Miles - C = 0
d. 5 Miles - C = 2
4. What is the most deadly effect of a hurricane?
a. Inland flooding - D = 8
b. Tornadoes - D = 3
c. Wind damage - D = 7
d. Storm surge - D = 5
5. What condition should NOT exist for a hurricane to
develop?
a. Warm water of about 80 degress Fahrenheit or higher - E =
7
b. Pre existing disturbance - E = 4
c. Low wind shear - E = 7
d. Very stable air - E = 3
6. The main factor for a hurricane's strengthening or
weakening in the Atlantic basin is:
a. Wind shear - F = 4
b. Coriolis force - F = 3
c. Direction of motion - F = 2
d. Ocean water temperature - F = 5
7. What was the first women's name for a tropical cyclone in
the Atlantic basin?
a. Alice - G = 9
b. Angie - G = 8
c. Anna - G = 7
d. Arlene - G = 6
8. What was the first men's name for a tropical
cyclone?
a. Alvin - H = 9
b. Bill - H = 4
c. Arnold - H = 6
d. Bob - H = 8
9. What were the strongest maximum sustained winds in an
observed Atlantic hurricane on record?
a. 190 - I = 3
b. 210 - I = 4
c. 180 - I = 5
d. 175 - I = 2
10. Since the 1900's, what was the greatest number of
landfalling hurricanes in one season?
a. 8 - J = 7
b. 5 - J = 6
c. 7 - J = 8
d. 6 - J = 5
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(Decrypt)
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