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Hurricane Basic Facts

Hurricane Basic Facts

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English

3rd - 5th Grade

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CCSS
RI.3.5, RI.2.9, RI.2.1

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LENA REVOLTA

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23 Slides • 17 Questions

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Multiple Choice

North America's hurricane season is:

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June 1 to November 30

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Dec and January

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October 1-November 30

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All summer

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Multiple Select

To form hurricanes need which TWO things?

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warm water

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steady winds

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cold water

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land

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Multiple Choice

1) Where do hurricanes form?

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Over warm waters in the ocean

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Over flat areas of land

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On high mountains

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At the north and south poles

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Multiple Choice

Hurricanes lose power when they travel over...

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land

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warm water

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homes

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the ocean

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Multiple Choice

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What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
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Wall
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Eye
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Arm
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Hole

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Where are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane located?
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In the eyewall
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In the outer bands
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On the leading edge
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On the lagging edge

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Multiple Choice

6) What do we call the large spirally bands of rain that are generated from a hurricane?

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Hail

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Eye walls

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Rainbands

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Storm surge

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Open Ended

Describe two ways a hurricane will weaken and dissapate

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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

Which Category would you find winds stronger than 156 miles per hour?

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Category 5

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Category 4

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Category 3

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Category 2

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Category 1

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Multiple Choice

If a hurricane destroyed nearly all of the homes in an area,what category hurricane was it likely to have been?

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Reorder

Reorder the following from weakest to strongest hurricane category.

minimal

moderate

extensive

extreme

catastrophic

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Multiple Choice

9) How do hurricanes cause damage when they make landfall?

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Flooding

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High speed winds

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Storm surge

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Tornadoes

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All of the above

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Open Ended

Describe storm surge

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Open Ended

Keeping in mind that hurricane season in the Atlantic basin runs from June through November, is a hurricane in August ore likely to be named Nadine or Ernesto? Why?

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Multiple Choice

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People who fly into the storm in special aircraft are called _____.

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hurricane hunters

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hurricane daredevils

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hurricane fighters

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Poll

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How confident are you about hurricane facts?

I am a hurricane expert

I learned some stuff but I still have questions

I barely know anything about hurricanes

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