Hurricanes

Which month would be unlikely for a hurricane to hit the United States?

• September
• August
• October
• March

Why do hurrricanes form in late summer months?

• They get mad because kids go back to school
• The Coriolis Effect 
• Warm Ocean Temperatures
• The Doldrums of the Equator

What makes a hurricane lose energy?

• Land
• Increased low pressure
• Meteorologists 
• Superman flying the other direction

What is the center of hurricane called?  

• Nose
• Eye
• Super Center
• Cell

What is the average size of the eye of a hurricane?

• 10 - 30 centimeters
• 10 - 30 meters
• 10 - 30 feet
• 10 - 30 miles

How big are hurricanes?

• The size of a house
• The size of Woodruff
• The size of Wisconsin
• The size of North America

Which is an effect of a hurricane?

• Winds exceeding 74 mph
• Tremendous amounts of Rain
• Storm Surge
• All of the Above

Why do they name hurricanes?

• Meteorologists are quirky 
• Multiple storms can be present at one time 
• Tornadoes need role models
• It leads to popular baby names

Identify hurricanes that have occurred this year... 

• Mrs. Savel, Mrs. Scharbarth, Mr. Wauters
• Harvey, Irma, Maria
• Florence, Isaac, Matthew
• Larry, Mo, Curly

Why are hurricane names retired?  

• They get too old
• They were too great of a storm
• They were not a big enough storm
• They never made it beyond a category 3