Severe Weather and Floods

When hurricane occurs in the Indian Ocean, they are known simply as _______________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following statements is NOT true about hurricanes?

• Hurricane draws its energy from the warm, humid air near the warm ocean's surface.

• During hurricane, air rises and forms clouds and continues to draw surrounding air into the area.

• Bands of heavy rains and high winds spiral inward toward the area of highest pressure at the center.

• Thunderstorm begins as a low-pressure area, or tropical disturbance, over ocean water warmed by solar radiation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In thunderstorms, the lower the air pressure at the center of the storm, the faster the winds blow toward it.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hurricane winds are strongest in a narrow band or ring of clouds at the storm's center called the _____________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When the eye arrives, the weather changes suddenly, growing calm and clear.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In hurricanes, after the eye passes, the storm resumes, but the winds blow from the opposite direction.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is TRUE about how hurricanes move?

• Hurricanes can travel thousands of kilometers from where they originally formed.

• Once a hurricane passes over land, it gains its energy source: warm, moist air.

• Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are usually steered by easterly winds toward the Caribbean islands and then up toward the eastern United States.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

It is a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane is traveling.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

It is an extremely fast spinning column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In urban areas, _________ occur when the ground can't absorb any water because it is already saturated.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4