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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
What fuels a hurricane's strength?
Wind
Warm Water
Sunlight
Cold Water
When is Hurricane Season in the Atlantic Ocean?
December 1st - July 4th
March 21st - October 3rd
May 15th - September 1st
June 1st - November 30th
In what direction do hurricanes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
Clockwise
Up
Counterclockwise
Down
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
Wall
Arm
Eye
Hole
The pressure inside of a hurricane is ______,
High
Low
Where do most hurricanes develop?
Near the Equator
Middle of the United States
Near the Poles
Antarctica
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
The sea water that starts a hurricane gets warm from __________.
Volcanoes
Lightning
The Sun
The Moon
What part of a hurricane causes the MOST deaths?
Winds
Storm Surge
Evacuations
Rain
Select two other names for a hurricane.
Thunderstorm
Typhoon
Cyclone
Earthquake
Inside the center of the hurricane the weather is _____.
Windy
Loud
Stormy
Calm
The scale used to measure the size of hurricanes is called _____.
Saffier-Simpson Scale
Richter Scale
Cal-Ripkin Scale
Bart-Simpson Scale
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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