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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do the wind speeds need to reach for a storm to be classified as a hurricane?23 - 39 mph40 - 73 mph74 mph600 mph - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere do hurricanes form?In the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean near the equatorIn the cool waters of the North SeaIn the Pacific Ocean near JapanIn
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat fuels a hurricane's strength?WindSunlightWarm WaterCold Water
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen is Hurricane Season in the Atlantic Ocean?December 1st - July 4thMarch 21st - October 3rdMay 15th - September 1stJune 1st - November 30th
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn what direction do hurricanes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?ClockwiseCounterclockwiseUpDown
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?WallEyeArmHole
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhere are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane located?In the eyewallIn the outer bandsOn the leading edgeOn the lagging edge
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens as a hurricane moves further in-land?It speeds up and gets strongerIt turns around and goes back to seaIt slows down and gets weakerIt stalls
- 9. Multiple ChoiceMost of the damage from hurricanes happens because of -Storm surge (flooding)windhaillightning
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA hurricane that washes away or completely destroys buildings along the shoreline would be considered a -Category 2Category 3Category 4Category 5
- 11. Multiple Choice
What are 2 items you should have/buy when preparing for a hurricane?
bottled water
frozen food
batteries
candy
- 12. Multiple Choice
The _____ monitors hurricanes and gives information about them.
police department
National Weather Service
US Postal Service
- 13. Multiple Choice
Hurricane categories range from ____.
1 to 8
1 to 10
1 to 5
- 14. Multiple Choice
People who fly into the storm in special aircraft are called _____.
hurricane hunters
hurricane daredevils
hurricane fighters
- 15. Multiple Choice
How are hurricanes categorized?
based on their destination
based on their wind speed
based on where they form
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe pressure inside a hurricane is _______.HighLow
- 17. Multiple Choice
The major difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is __________.
rainfall amounts
wind speed
air temperature
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes damage in a hurricane?WindsFloodingStorm SurgeAll of the above
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWarm ocean currents generally come fromThe North PoleThe South PoleThe EquatorBoth A and B
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the major source of energy fueling a hurricane?low pressure systemHeat Energy evaporating from the ocean surface
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe phenomenon called the _______ is needed to create the spin in the hurricane and it becomes.Circular Wind ForceUpshot EffectHurricane ForceCoriolis Force
- 22. Multiple ChoiceFrom the image which country are affected by Hurricanes in the CaribbeanJamaica, Haiti, Dominican RepublicJapan, United States, AustraliaNew Zealand, China, China
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you observe if you were in the eye of a hurricane?strong, spinning windsheavy rain, thunder, and lightningcalm or very little wind
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a HurricaneStrong stormThe trade winds from the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere.A large tropical storm system with high powered circular wind.An Anticyclone
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA Hurricane is also called a_______TyphoonAnticycloneCycloneTropical Cyclone
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