Hurricanes

Ocean waters must reach what temperature (in Fahrenheit) for hurricanes to form? Just type the number.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The effect that causes hurricanes to rotate is named what?

• Coriolis Effect

• Special Effect

• Greenhouse Effect

• Rotating Effect

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What semi-permanent air mass steers hurricanes in the Atlantic?

• Bermuda

• Bahamas

• Cuba

• Jamaica

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Hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate in which direction?

• Counterclockwise

• Clockwise

• Toward the sun

• Toward the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In the Southern Hemisphere, low pressure systems rotate in which direction?

• Clockwise

• Counterclockwise

• Toward the sun

• Toward the moon

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Dust and Sand from which desert sheer the tops of hurricanes, causing them to weaken?

• Sahara

• Arabian

• Gobi

• Mojave

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The relatively calm region at the center of a hurricane is called the

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The area with the strongest winds and intense rainfall is known as the

• eyewall

• eardrum

• fingernail

• eyebrow

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The scale used to measure hurricane intensity is known as what?

• Saffir Simpson Scale

• Bart Simpson Scale

• Fujita Scale

• Low Pressure Scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Hurricanes have which type of air pressure?

• Low

• High

• Medium

• Very High

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