Hurricane

In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?

• Warm ocean waters
• Polar ocean waters
• On lakes and rivers
• Over the central plains of the U.S

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Calmest winds of a hurricane

• Eye wall
• Eye
• Upper elevations
• Storm surge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Coriolis Effect is a force caused by

• Earth's seasons
• Earth's spinning core
• Earth's tides
• Earth's rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How many categories of hurricanes

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Storm with sustained wind speeds of 39-73 mph

• Thunder storm
• Tropical depression
• Tropical storm
• Hurricane

Storm with sustained wind speeds of 74+ mph

• Thunder storm
• Tropical depression
• Tropical storm
• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When do hurricanes usually develop?

• January through April
• September through October
• June through November
• January through June

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

Why does the air mass of the hurricane rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?

• because of the uneven heating from the sun
• because of the upwelling of warm water in the ocean where it forms
• because the Northern Hemisphere is moving faster than the Southern Hemisphere causing spinning
• because the spinning of the earth causes the Coriolis effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How fast do winds have to be before it is considered a hurricane?

• 50 mph
• 75 mph
• 100 mph
• 40 mph

Where are the highest winds in the hurricane found?

• at the extreme outside, because they have to move faster the further they are from the middle
• in the center, called the eye of the hurricane
• in the storm surge of the hurricane
• in the eyewall of the hurricane