Hurricanes

Hurricanes are a very strong type of __________.

• tornado

• blizzard

• tropical storm

• tsunami

Select 2 other names for a hurricane.

• typhoon

• cyclone

• blizzard

• earthquake

At what speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane?

• 129 mph

• 74 mph

• 156 mph

• 130 mph

The scale used to measure the size of hurricanes is called the __________.

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Cal-Ripkin Scale

• Richter Scale

• Bart-Simpson Scale

The most dangerous type of hurricane has a score of __________.

• Category 1

• Category 3

• Category 5

• Category 4

Hurricanes usually occur between the months of __________.

• January and March

• April and June

• November and January

• June and November

Each hurricane gets its own __________.

• song

• poem

• number identification code

• name

In the northern hemisphere of the earth hurricanes circle __________.

• clockwise

• counter-clockwise

• up and down

• front to back

In the southern hemisphere of the earth hurricanes circle __________.

• clockwise

• counter-clockwise

• up and down

• front to back

The warm, wet air from the ocean rises up to form _____________.

• rain clouds

• rainbows

• snow

• lightning