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Hurricanes Review

Hurricanes Review

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Meagan E Mcdermott

Used 16+ times

FREE Resource

23 questions

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1.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

When using the Saffir-Simpson scale, by what properties do scientist classify hurricanes?

Wind speed and damage

Rainfall amounts
Duration of the storm
Storm surge height

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the minimum wind speed a storm must have to be considered a hurricane?

74 mph
80 mph
50 mph
60 mph

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

5.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

6.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Identify what will strengthen and what will weaken hurricanes.

Groups:

(a) Strengthens Hurricanes

,

(b) Weaken Hurricanes

Strong Trade Winds

El Nino

Land Interaction
Warm Ocean Waters

La Nina

Weak Trade Winds

Cold Ocean Waters

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Label the storms as either a Hurricane, Typhoon, or Cyclone depending on its location.

c
b
a

Hurricane

Typhoon

Cyclone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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