Hurricanes Vocabulary

What is the calmest part of a hurricane?

• Eye

• Eye Wall

• Storm surge

• Edge

The name of the system that causes the winds to spin in a hurricane

• The Coriolis Effect

• The Corleone Affect

• The Circular Wind Phenomenon

• The East-West Effect

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What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?

• Wall

• Arm

• Eye

• Hole

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Select two other names for a hurricane.

• Thunderstorm

• Typhoon

• Cyclone

• Earthquake

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

• Saffier-Simpson Scale

• Richter Scale

• Cal-Ripkin Scale

• Bart-Simpson Scale

In what direction do hurricanes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Clockwise

• Up

• Counterclockwise

• Down

The sea water that starts a hurricane gets warm from __________.

• Volcanoes

• Lightning

• The Sun

• The Moon

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Inside the center of the hurricane the weather is _____.

• Windy

• Loud

• Stormy

• Calm

What are two of the five factors hurricanes need to form?

• Warm water (above 80 degrees)

• Near the Poles

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

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What is the term for the rapid increase in water level associated with a hurricane?

• Storm Surge

• Tidal Wave

• Floodplain

• Tsunami

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