Flocabulary Hurricanes

a tropical storm consisting of winds at a speeds of 20 to 30 miles per hour that rotate in a circle.

• circumvent

• cyclone

• circle

• circa

Energy

• Shocking information

• Drinks

• thoughts

• The ability to do work or cause change

the calm area at the center of a hurricane or storm.

• eye of the storm

• the back wall of the storm

• the leading wall of the storm

• the end of the storm

True or False: The center of a hurricane is called the eye.

• True

• False

What is it like inside the eye of a hurricane?

• very rainy and windy

• calm and clear

• snowy

• full of thunderclouds

Where do hurricanes start?

• far out in the ocean

• over land

• on beaches

• in lakes

What is the first step in the formation of a hurricane?

• The sun heats the water

• The water turns into vapor and rises into the air.

• The water vapor turns into clouds and rain.

• Thunderstorms form.

What do you call the long rainclouds that spin inward toward the eyewall of the hurricane?

• the path

• the storm surge

• the eye

• the spiral rainbands

When do storms officially become hurricanes?

• when the speed of the wind reaches 74 miles per hour.

• when they are given a name

• when they reach land

• when the wind starts to spiral

How do we name new hurricanes today?

• with boys' names.

• with girls' names.

• with numbers.

• with A and B only.