Hurricanes

NOT a location where hurricanes form

• Northern Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

Why do most hurricanes occur between June and November?

• That is when the winds are strongest.

• Water in the Atlantic ocean is warmest

• Coriolis effect is strongest

• Currents around the equator are strongest 

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During hurricanes, more people die from flooding than from strong winds

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• false

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Much of the damage comes not from the wind, but from the flooding from the rain and the

• storm push

• storm wall

• storm surge

• storm eye

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Where do most hurricanes develop?

• Middle of the United States

• Near the Equator

• Near Canada and Alaska

• Antarctica

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Where do hurricanes form?

• In the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean near the equator

• In the cool waters of the North Sea

• In the Pacific Ocean near Japan

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The ____ of tropical oceans make hurricanes stronger.

• cold water

• warm water

• ocean life

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A hurricane gets its energy from

• Warm ocean waters

• high air pressure

• winds along surface

• Sun

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The pressure inside a hurricane is _______.

• High

• Low

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An area of low pressure forms in the warm ocean waters of the Gulf of Mexico. What could happen as a result of these conditions?

• Sunny skies

• Tsunami

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

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