Hurricanes

How wide can a hurricane be?

• 2 miles

• 500 miles

• 6,000 miles

• 600 miles

The eye is a calm spot in the hurricane. True or False?

• True

• False

9 out of ten deaths happen from the hurricanes effect. What is the effect?

• Deaths from drowning

• Deaths from the deadly winds

• Deaths from the whole storm

• None of the above

Category 5 hurricanes have winds up to 300 mph or higher. True or False?

• True

• False

Which order for the worst U.S hurricanes is correct?

• First:

  The Great Galveston

  Second:

  The Okeechobee Hurricane

  Third:

  Hurricane Katrina

  Fourth:

  Hurricane Cheniere

• First:

  The Okeechobee Hurricane

  Second:

  The Great Galveston

  Third:

  Hurricane Katrina

  Fourth:

  Hurricane Cheniere

• First:

  Hurricane Katrina

  Second:

  Hurricane Cheniere

  Third:

  The Okeechobee Hurricane

  The Great Galveston

True or False?

Hurricanes:

1. Typically form over warm oceans in the Atlantic

2. Have five different parts

3. Grow until they hit land

4. 2 other names for a hurricane are a cyclone or a typhoon

• True

• False

• No

• None of the above

True or False?

The statement below is false.

First, Warm ocean water that is more than 80 degrees provides energy for the hurricane and causes more evaporation making humid air and clouds.

Second, Winds coming together force air upward.

Third, Winds flow outward above the storm, allowing the air below to rise.

Fourth, Humid air rising makes the clouds of the storm.

Fifth, Light winds outside the hurricane steer it and let it grow.

• True

• False

• None of the above

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• Cause: Hurricanes

  Effect: Damage to plants, buildings, streets, and deaths occur.

• Cause: Tropical Storms reaching the environment it needs to create a hurricane.

  Effect: Creates a hurricane, which then causes damage and destruction.

• Cause: Hurricanes

  Effect: A quiet town

• Cause: Tropical Storms reaching the environment it needs to create a hurricane.

  Effect: Scared people

Which statement is NOT true?

• Hurricanes are dangerous storms

• Hurricanes are destructive storms

• Hurricanes are not deadly

• Hurricanes have a safe spot

True or False?

Hurricanes have a safe spot everywhere

• True

• False

• None of the above