Hurricanes Earth's Mightiest Storms

Hurricanes Earth's Mightiest Storms

Multiple Choice

In what ways does the author describe hurricanes as though they are living things?

• storms roar

• they are born

• feeding on warm, moist air

• fury of a hurricane

• all of the above

Open Ended

Why do you think the author chose to describe the storms this way?

Multiple Choice

Where and when do hurricanes begin?

• They begin in hot tropical oceans, feeding on the cold, moist air during times of low pressure.

• They begin in cold tropical oceans, feeding on the hot, moist air during times of high pressure.

• They begin in warm tropical oceans, feeding on the warm, moist air during times of low pressure.

• They begin in warm tropical oceans, feeding on the cold, dry air during times of high pressure.

Open Ended

How do hurricanes develop?

Multiple Select

How do the earth’s rotation and the ocean’s temperature affect the whirling motion of a hurricane? ​

Choose ALL that apply.

• The rotation causes the rising air to turn, and the warm ocean adds a steady fuel of moist air.

• It jumps around the ocean floor until it reaches the top.

• This results in strong spiraling winds.

• The results in a huge thunderstorm.

Open Ended

What is the eye of a hurricane?

​Why do some places in a hurricane’s path experience the storm in two halves?

​Why do some places in a hurricane’s path experience the storm in two halves?

After the wind and rain from the first half of the hurricane, there is a calm period when the eye passes over; then the storm resumes with the wind and rain from the second half.

Why do you think the author says that weather needs to be measured in order to be studied?

Multiple Choice

Why is a hygrometer an important weather instrument?

• It tells how much moisture is in the ocean, so it helps predict whether it is going to snow.

• It tells how much heat is in the air, so it helps predict whether it is going to rain.

• It tells how much moisture is in the air, so it helps predict whether it is going to drought.

• It tells how much moisture is in the air, so it helps predict whether it is going to rain.

Multiple Choice

What does meter mean in the names of the weather instruments on p. 326?

• a measurement of length

• the amount of water in the ocean

• something that measures

• used to weigh the weather

Multiple Choice

What does the global map on p. 327 show about the area where hurricanes occur?

• Hurricanes occur along the equator, where the water is warmest.

• Hurricanes occur along the equator, where the water is coldest

• Hurricanes occur along the polar icecaps, where the water is warmest.

Multiple Choice

Why do planes fly into hurricanes to take measurements such as temperature and water content?

• They take pictures of the hurricane to see what color it is.

• They are daredevils and think it will be fun.

• The measurements will show how if it is a hurricane.

• The measurements will show how strong the hurricane is and may become.

Open Ended

Why do weather satellites have a different view of hurricanes than that of planes?

​How can computers determine what a hurricane might do?

​Read p. 334-336

​Think about what you learned in Hurricanes. Why are Florida and Louisiana among the states hit hardest by hurricanes?

What information on p. 334 supports the idea that Florida is often affected by hurricanes?

What information on p. 334 supports the idea that Florida is often affected by hurricanes?

Multiple Choice

What are storm surges?

• A quick and fast moving storm

• Doctors that operate on storms

• The drain water goes in during a storm

• Domes of high water and huge waves caused by wind

Multiple Select

What was the effect of storm surges during Hurricane Katrina?

Choose all that apply.

• They had no effect.

• Broke levees in New Orleans

• Allowed sea water and lake water to flood the city

• They protected the New Orleans from the hurricane.

What are storm surges? What was their effect during Hurricane Katrina?

Multiple Choice

The photographs on pp. 336–337 are primary sources that give a firsthand account of Hurricane Katrina. What can you tell from the photographs?

• You can see how much of New Orleans was flooded.

• You can see the city of New Orleans.

• You can see the ocean after the hurricane.

• You can see why people live in New Orleans.

How are these photographs similar to and different from the photographs in Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms?

What is the main idea of the paragraph on
p. 338? What key details support this idea?

What parts of this article were written from personal observation and interviews with knowledgeable people?

Multiple Select

What events does this historical article describe?

Choose all that apply.

• The effects of Hurricane Andrew

• Hurricane Katrina

• Hurricane Andrew

• The year following Hurricane Katrina

Multiple Choice

What structure did the author choose to use to organize the article?

• Chronological or Time Order

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• No order