Tropical cyclones in 2004 - Quiz
- 1. How many tropical cyclone basins were active in 2004?
A) Eight
B) Seven
C) Six
D) Five
- 2. What was the total number of systems that formed globally in 2004?
A) 138
B) 82
C) 128
D) 132
- 3. Which basin was the most active in 2004?
A) South-West Indian
B) Australian
C) North Atlantic
D) Western Pacific
- 4. What was the minimum barometric pressure of Cyclone Gafilo?
A) 885 hPa
B) 915 hPa
C) 905 hPa
D) 895 hPa
- 5. How many named systems formed in the North Atlantic in 2004?
A) 15
B) 16
C) 12
D) 29
- 6. What was the accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for 2004?
A) 924.4 units
B) 1024.4 units
C) 1204.4 units
D) 1042.4 units
- 7. Who was the costliest tropical cyclone of 2004?
A) Cyclone Gafilo
B) Typhoon Nida
C) Hurricane Jeanne
D) Hurricane Ivan
- 8. What was the deadliest tropical cyclone of 2004?
A) Cyclone Frank
B) Hurricane Jeanne
C) Typhoon Sudal
D) Hurricane Ivan
- 9. Which weather phenomenon caused above-average activity in the North Atlantic in 2004?
A) Standard El Niño
B) Modoki El Niño
C) Positive Indian Ocean Dipole
D) La Niña
- 10. Which storm became the only hurricane in the South Atlantic?
A) Hurricane Ivan
B) Hurricane Jeanne
C) Cyclone Gafilo
D) Hurricane Catarina
- 11. How many systems formed in the Western Pacific in 2004?
A) 7
B) 15
C) 29
D) 12
- 12. What was the strongest storm of February 2004?
A) Typhoon Nida
B) Typhoon Dianmu
C) Cyclone Frank
D) Tropical Cyclone Ivy
- 13. How many major hurricanes formed in the North Atlantic in 2004?
A) 16
B) 15
C) Nine
D) Six
- 14. How many named systems formed in the North Indian Ocean in 2004?
A) 7
B) 4
C) 12
D) 15
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