3.14 Hurricanes Lesson

Multiple Choice

Hurricanes lose power when they travel over...

• land

• warm water

• homes

• the ocean

Multiple Choice

What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?

• Wall
• Eye
• Arm
• Hole

Multiple Choice

Where are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane located?

• In the eyewall
• In the outer bands
• On the leading edge
• On the lagging edge

Multiple Choice

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

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Cal-Ripkin Scale

• Richter Scale

Multiple Choice

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

• Category 5

• Category 4

• Category 3

• Category 2

• Category 1

Multiple Choice

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

• Flooding

• High speed winds

• Storm surge

• Tornadoes

• All of the above

​A meteorologist is a scientist who studies the weather.

Satellites can see weather patterns from space.

​Hurricane hunters, typhoon hunters, or cyclone hunters are aircrews that fly into tropical cyclones to gather weather data.

Multiple Choice

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

• hurricane hunters

• hurricane daredevils

• hurricane fighters

​Keeping safe in a hurricane:
People use shutters to protect their windows.
A house or building will be built with a special roof.
The homes may use special nails that are hard to pull out.

This all helps keep a home from being damaged.

Multiple Choice

1) Where do hurricanes form?

• Over warm waters in the ocean

• Over flat areas of land

• On high mountains

• At the north and south poles

Multiple Select

To form hurricanes need which TWO things?

• warm water

• steady winds

• cold water

• land

Multiple Choice

What should you do before a hurricane or typhoon?

• Go to the pantry and get snacks.

• Plan ahead.

• Go visit your neighbor.

Multiple Choice

How can we learn about a storm that is coming?

• Go see how the clouds look outside.

• Measure how fast the wind is going using a wind sock.

• Listen to the TV or radio.

Multiple Choice

What can you do to your windows to help.

• Leave them alone.

• Break them before they break with the wind.

• open your windows

• use shutters