Hurricanes

Which of the following is a major way in which oceans contribute to weather systems?

• Ocean water has high salinity.

• Oceans transfer energy from the Sun.

• Most volcanic activity occurs in the ocean.

• Oceans have high levels of biodiversity.

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How fast do winds have to be before it is considered a hurricane?

• 50 mph

• 75 mph

• 100 mph

• 40 mph

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Hurricanes are the result of heat energy and water evaporated from which of the following.

• natural springs in Texas

• reservoirs heated by industry

• oceans in tropics

• large lake in Africa

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Where does the Storm Start?

• Over Cold Water

• Over Antarctica

• Over Warm Water

• Overseas

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This phenomenon that forces winds to spin.

• Rain bands

• Eye

• Eye Wall

• Coriolis effect

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The strongest winds of hurricane come from?

• The eye wall

• The rain band

• The eye

• The center

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How do scientists track or collect data about hurricanes?

• Satellites, rulers, and scales

• Planes, satellites, and rulers

• Satellites, radar, and planes

• Planes, scales, and radar

What causes the strong spinning winds of a hurricane? Select 3.

• Weak, linear winds

• Strong, spinning winds

• air rushing into area of low pressure

• air rushing into area of high pressure

• Coriolis effect (rotating of the Earth on its axis)

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The hurricane release its energy over landfall in the form of ______________________.

• wind

• rain

• sleet

• dry air

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What caused the strength of the hurricane to decrease from a Category 3 to a Category 1 on day 8?

• The storm traveled to shore and gained fuel

• The storm traveled over an island mass and gained fuel

• The storm continued on water and lost fuel

• The storm traveled over an island mass and lost fuel