Hurricane Review and Quiz

In the Atlantic Ocean, hurricane season runs from _________ 1st through November 30th.

• June

• May

• September

Hurricane Katrina flooded the city of _______________.

• Houston

• New Orleans

• Tampa

During a hurricane __________ , there is a possibility that a hurricane will reach landfall.

• warning

• watch

• alert

During a hurricane ____________, a hurricane will definitely reach landfall within 24 hours.

• warning

• watch

• alert

If a hurricane is strong enough, citizens might be required to ___________, or leave their homes.

• call 911

• shelter in place

• evacuate

Hurricane names are reused every _______ years.

• five

• ten

• six

A wall or embankment that holds ocean water away from a city

• coastline

• levee

• storm surge

A pilot who flies airplanes through hurricanes to measure the wind speed and collect data about the storm

• Delta pilot

• hurricane hunter

• Air Force Fighter Jet Pilot

An area of swirling thunderstorms over the ocean with wind speeds between 23 and 39 mph

• tropical depression

• tropical disturbance

• tropical storm

An area of thunderstorms over the ocean with wind speeds between 40 and 73 mph

• tropical disturbance

• tropical depression

• tropical storm