Hurricanes

Hurricanes

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Hurricane Katrina

• Caused damage mostly from intense wind

• Caused damage from intense thunderstorms

• Caused damage from both intense wind and rain

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Tropical cyclones are called by different names in different regions of the world. Which is NOT a name for a tropical cyclone

• hurricane

• tornado

• typhoon

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We call tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean Hurricanes. This name probably started from

• The scientists description of the storm

• The name of a god from the Taino, an indigious group in the Caribbean

• The way a king in England warned everyone about incoming storms

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Hurricanes

• form with clouds that reach high into the troposphere

• form from stratonimbus clouds

• Form usually from very cold air

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Hurricanes

• cover a small area of land at one time, usually under 10 miles

• cover a large area of land at one time, sometimes as much as 100 miles

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Why is there a lot of wind in a hurricane?

• because the Earth is spinning very fast

• Air moves from high pressure to low pressure

• The cold air from the arctic comes more south than usual

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A hurricane will likely form

• over a warm ocean

• over a cold ocean

• over warm land

• over cold land

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The winds in hurricanes

• blow in a straight line

• blow up towards the atmosphere

• blow in a circular motion

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The winds spin because

• The Earth is spinning

• The low pressure lines itself up that way

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In the southern hemisphere, cycones spin in a clockwise motion. In the northern hemisphere,

• they don't spin

• they also spin in a clockwise direction

• they spin counter clockwise

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Hurricanes spin and curve instead of going straight is due to the

• Coriolis Effect

• chemical composition of the atmosphere

• revolution of the Earth

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What happens first to form a hurricane

• air is heated by a warm ocean

• air is heated directly from the sun

• air begins to spin because of the rotation of the Earth

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What happens when the air above the warm ocean heats up?

• it starts rising, creating high air pressure

• it starts rising, creating low air pressure

• it starts sinking, creating high air pressure

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As a result,

• a lot of moisture is carried in the air

• the air will dry out

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AIr with higher air pressure outside the low air pressure

• rushes in, trying to make the air pressures equal

• starts sinking, causing an increase in air pressure

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The air rising over the warm ocean will be

• mostly dry

• full of moisture

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Hurricanes are like giant engines with what two sources of energy?

• heat and moisture

• electricity and wind

• current and elevation

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What do you think would weaken a hurricane?

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In the center of the hurricane you have an eye. this area is

• the most rainy

• the most windy

• the calmest

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The fastest winds are usually found in the

• eye

• eye wall

• rain bands

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Why do hurricanes develop so much wind?

• because the warm ocean creates a low pressure area

• because there is no air pressure over the ocean

• because the temperature is changing rapidly

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Why do hurricanes carry so much rain?

• Not many clouds usually form over the ocean

• the air doesn't over the ocean get colder higher in the troposphere

• water from the ocean evaporates and is carried by the warmer air higher into the troposphere

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How do scientists categorize hurricanes?

• by the amount of rain

• by the speed of the wind

• by its path

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Which storms will cause the most amount of damage from wind?

• Category A

• Category Z

• Category 1

• Category 5