Hurricanes 101 - Nat Geo

What is a name for the most powerful type of storm depending on where you live? (check all that apply)

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• typhoon

• cyclone

• hurricane

• tropical storm

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When do hurricanes mainly form in the Atlantic Ocean?

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• • in late summer months when tropical waters are the coolest

  
  

• • in late summer months when tropical waters are the warmest

  
  

• • in late winter months when tropical waters are the warmest

  
  

• • in late winter months when tropical waters are the coolest

  
  

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How does a hurricane form?

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• • A cluster of thunderstorms pull the warm, moist air over the ocean high up into the earth's atmosphere.  The warm air is converted into energy that powers the hurricane's circular winds.

  
  

• • A cluster of tornadoes pull the cold, moist air high up into the earth's atmosphere.  The cold air is converted into energy that powers the hurricane's circular winds.

  
  

• • A cluster of typhoons pull the cool, moist air high up into the earth's atmosphere.  The cool air is converted into energy that powers the hurricane's circular winds.

  
  

• • A cluster of sharknadoes pull the warm, moist air high up into the earth's atmosphere.  The warm air is converted into energy that powers the hurricane's circular winds.

  
  

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What is true about the eye of the hurricane?

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• • The winds spin around this low pressure center and the winds are strong and the weather is bad in the eye.

  
  

• • The winds spin around this high pressure center and the winds are strong and the weather is bad in the eye.

  
  

• • The winds spin around this low pressure center and there is an eerie calm in the eye.

  
  

• • The winds spin around this low pressure center and the Great White sharks leap out in this area onto your boat.

  
  

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What is true about the eyewall?

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• • This surrounds the eye and it has little to no wind.

  
  

• • This surrounds the eye and it has a towering ring of clouds with the fastest wind speeds of the hurricane.

  
  

• • This is another name for the eye and it shares the same characteristics.

  
  

• • This surrounds the eye and it has a towering ring of clouds with the slowest wind speeds of the hurricane.

  
  

What is true about the rainbands?

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• • They are curved bands of clouds and release sheets of rain and sometimes cyclones.

  
  

• • They are straight bands of clouds that do not produce any rain.

  
  

• • They are curved bands of clouds and release sheets of rain and sometimes great white sharks.

  
  

• • They are curved bands of clouds and release sheets of rain and sometimes tornadoes.

  
  

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In order for a tropical storm to be considered a hurricane, how fast do the winds have to be?

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• 80 mph

• 74 mph

• 104 mph

• 94 mph

What is the name of the scale that ranks hurricanes based on wind speed and potential damage?

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• • Saffir-Simpson Scale

  
  

• • Suffir-Sampson Scale

  
  

• • Enhanced Fujita Scale

  
  

• • Bart Simpson Scale

  
  

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What is the most dangerous part of a hurricane (this causes the most deaths)?

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• • high winds

  
  

• • debris thrown around

  
  

• • storm surge

  
  

• • Great White Sharks

  
  

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What else do hurricanes do on a global scale besides causing mass destruction?

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• • They help regulate the climate on Mars.

  
  

• • They destroy the climate on Earth.

  
  

• • They help regulate the climate on the Moon.

  
  

• • They help regulate the climate on Earth.

  
  

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