Hurricanes

How are hurricanes categorized?

• based on their destination

• based on their wind speed

• based on where they form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes help regulate our climate by moving heat energy from the equator to the poles keeping the Earth's temperatures STABLE.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.

• Arctic/Polar

• Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the most powerful part of a hurricane?

• Eye

• Eye Wall

• Storm surge

At what speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane?

• 129 mph

• 74 mph

• 156 mph

• 130 mph

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

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Cal-Ripkin Scale

• Richter Scale

• Bart-Simpson Scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The most dangerous type of hurricane has a score of __________.

• Category 1

• Category 3

• Category 5

• Category 4

Hurricanes usually occur between the months of __________.

• January and March

• April and June

• November and January

• June and November

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In the northern hemisphere of the earth hurricanes circle __________.

• clockwise

• counter-clockwise

• up and down

• front to back

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes are a very strong type of __________.

• tornado

• blizzard

• tropical storm

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2