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Tracking Hurricanes

Tracking Hurricanes

Assessment

Presentation

Science

5th - 8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-4

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jennifer Carscadden

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22 Slides • 14 Questions

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Tracking Hurricanes

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Multiple Choice

Hurricanes are a very strong type of __________.

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tsunami

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blizzard

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tropical storm

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Multiple Choice

The sea water that starts a hurricane gets warm from ________________.

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volcanoes

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the sun

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lightning

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Multiple Choice

The warm, wet air from the ocean rises up to form _____________.

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rain clouds

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rainbows

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lightning

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Multiple Choice

The center of the hurricane is called the __________.

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eye

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point

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nose

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Multiple Choice

Inside the center of the hurricane the weather is __________.

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windy

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stormy

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calm

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Multiple Choice

In the northern hemisphere of the earth hurricanes spin__________.

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clockwise

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counter-clockwise

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front to back

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Multiple Choice

In the southern hemisphere of the earth hurricanes spin__________.

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clockwise

2

counter-clockwise

3

up and down

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Multiple Choice

At what speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane?

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129 mph

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74 mph

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156 mph

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Multiple Choice

The scale used to measure the size of hurricanes is called the __________.

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Saffir-Simpson Scale

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Cal-Ripkin Scale

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Richter Scale

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Multiple Choice

The most dangerous type of hurricane has a score of __________.

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Category 1

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Category 3

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Category 5

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Multiple Choice

Hurricanes usually occur between the months of __________.

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January and March

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April and June

3

June and November

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Multiple Choice

Each hurricane gets its own __________.

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song

2

poem

3

number identification code

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name

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Multiple Choice

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How much is the wind speed in knots?

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55 knots

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25 knots

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15 knots

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Multiple Choice

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How much is the cloud coverage?

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overcast

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clear

3

1/2

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Tracking Hurricanes

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