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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do the wind speeds need to reach for a storm to be classified as a hurricane
39 mph
74 mph
105 mph
200 mph
- 2. Multiple Choice
What fuels a hurricane's strength?
Wind
Warm Water
Sunlight
Cold Water
- 3. Multiple Choice
When is Hurricane Season in the Atlantic Ocean?
December 1st - July 4th
March 21st - October 3rd
May 15th - September 1st
June 1st - November 30th
- 4. Multiple Choice
In what direction do hurricanes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
Clockwise
Up
Counterclockwise
Down
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
Wall
Arm
Eye
Hole
- 6. Multiple Choice
The pressure inside of a hurricane is ______,
High
Low
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where do most hurricanes develop?
Near the Equator
Middle of the United States
Near the Poles
Antarctica
- 8. Multiple Choice
The name of the system that causes the winds to spin in a hurricane
The Circular Wind Phenomenon
The Coriolis Effect
The Corleone Affect
The East-West Effect
- 9. Multiple Choice
The sea water that starts a hurricane gets warm from __________.
Volcanoes
Lightning
The Sun
The Moon
- 10. Multiple Choice
What part of a hurricane causes the MOST deaths?
Winds
Storm Surge
Evacuations
Rain
- 11. Multiple Choice
Select two other names for a hurricane.
Thunderstorm
Typhoon
Cyclone
Earthquake
- 12. Multiple Choice
Inside the center of the hurricane the weather is _____.
Windy
Loud
Stormy
Calm
- 13. Multiple Choice
The scale used to measure the size of hurricanes is called _____.
Saffier-Simpson Scale
Richter Scale
Cal-Ripkin Scale
Bart-Simpson Scale
- 14. Multiple Choice
What are two of the five factors hurricanes need to form?
Warm water (above 80 degrees)
Near the Poles
High Pressure
Low Pressure
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