Hurricane Warning

Define the term hurricane.

• tropical swirl

• tropical cycle

• tropical cyclone

• tropical cone

items needed for hurricane preparation are categorized as (a)  

The role of ZNS before, during and after a hurricane is to p____________ i________________.

(a)  

When a hurricane alert id given or issued, how long do you have to prepare?

• 36 hours

• 60 hours

• 24 hours

A Tropical disturbance has wind speed of ________ mph.

• 74

• 31

• 50

A hurricane that poses no real damage to buildings, minimal damage to poorly constructed signs is ____________.

• category 5

• category 4

• category 3

• category 2

• category 1

A hurricane with wind speed of 157 mph and above is a ____________ hurricane.

• category 5

• category 4

• category 3

• category 2

• category 1

The center of a hurricane is known as the _________.

• outerbands

• eye

• tide

• scale

tropical cyclones are formed over _________ waters.

• clear

• liquid

• warm

• cold

It is recommended that we boil our water after a hurricane, because it may be _______________.

• consistent

• contaminated

• constipated

• consecrated