Hurricanes

What is ONE other name for a hurricane?

• Typhoons

• Precipitation

• Tropical Storm

• Cyclone

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When hurricanes first form in the ocean, what are they called?

• Tropical Storm

• Thunder Storm

• Typhoon

• Tropical Wave

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What is at least one major cause of damage from hurricanes?

• High winds

• Flooding

• Sharks

• Power outages

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What state is most prone to landfall from hurricanes?

• Georgia

• Maine

• Texas

• Florida

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Which is not an effective way to protect/prepare yourself for a hurricane?

• Evacuate

• Watch/listen to the weather officials for updates.

• Wait until the day of to take action or get supplies.

• Sit on your back porch and watch it happen.

When warm air rises, it causes an area of __________

• high pressure

• precipitation (aka rain)

• low pressure

• high winds that are what causes a hurricane to actually be classified as a hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Where does the Atlantic Coast begin and end?

• Maine

  Florida

• Coastal Alabama

  California

• Texas

  Oklahoma

• Lousiana

  Florida

Name 2 effects from hurricanes

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What latitudes do hurricanes normally form at?

• 10 degrees north and south of equator

• 20 degrees north and south and equator

• 5 degrees north and south of equator

• 15 degrees north and south of equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Once the eye of the hurricane passes, that means that you are in the clear from any other hurricane like weather.

• True

• False

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