Vocabulary - Hurricanes M3W3

Front

What are the base pieces houses and buildings are built upon?

Back

Foundations

Front

What does it mean to watch something and see where it moves and how it changes?

Back

To track

Front

What is a sudden powerful movement forward or upward called?

Back

Surge

Front

What term describes something that is able to move or be moved easily?

Back

Mobile

Front

What does it mean when something will happen at some time, usually after other events?

Back

Eventually

Front

What is the term for a strong wind that can cause destruction?

Back

Hurricane

Front

What do we call the area where a hurricane forms?

Back

Tropical region

Front

What is the scale used to measure the intensity of hurricanes?

Back

Saffir-Simpson scale

Front

What is the term for the calm center of a hurricane?

Back

Eye

Front

What do we call the strong winds that surround the eye of a hurricane?

Back

Eyewall