U2W3 Article 2 Quiz

Read the sentence from the passage.

What creates the possibility for a hurricane to develop over ocean water?

The suffix -ity, as in possibility, means "state or quality of." What are you told to do if you are told to show civility?

• be brave

• be polite

• be funny

• be careful

Why does the author of "The Life of a Hurricane" consider the blowing of easterly winds to be an important occurrence?

• It contributes to flooding.

• It causes hurricanes to end.

• It creates the eye of the hurricane.

• It contributes to hurricane formation.

Which sentence from the article best supports that the blowing of easterly winds is an important occurrence because it contributes to hurricane formation?

• "At least three elements must be present."

• "The center of this tube is called the eye."

• "This type of rain usually accompanies hurricanes."

• "Calmer weather is found between the rain bands."

What happens before a growing storm twists into a tube shape? Select two options.

• The storm gets a number.

• The storm is named.

• Heavy rain falls.

• Wind moves the heat and water up.

• Warm air rises.

Chose the sentence that explains what happens after the warm air and moisture meet cooler air?

• "The heat and moisture from the ocean’s surface come into contact with the cooler air higher up, creating thunderstorms."

• "The warm, wet air rises because warm air is lighter than cold air. The wind moves the heat and water high into the atmosphere."

• "Then, Earth’s turning begins to work against the easterly winds, twisting the growing storm into a tube shape."

• "Once that moisture rises into the thunderclouds, it is released as heavy rain. This type of rain usually accompanies hurricanes."

Read the sentence from the passage.

Hurricanes with the number 1 are the least dangerous.

Based on the suffix -ous, what does the word dangerous mean?

• after danger

• before danger

• marked by danger

• without any danger