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Hurricanes

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A hurricane rotates _____.
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise 
2.
In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Cold
d)
Hot
3.
The center of a hurricane is called the ______.
a)
center
b)
brain
c)
eye
d)
circle
4.
What destroys a hurricane? 
a)
Cold Water
b)
Movement over land
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
5.
Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.
a)
Arctic
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
None of the above
6.
Hurricane season goes from ______ 1st to _______ 30th
a)
June, October
b)
April, September
c)
June, November
d)
May, October
7.
What provides the energy for hurricanes to be sustained?
a)
warm water
b)
cold air masses
c)
wind from Austrailia
d)
cold water
8.
Hurricanes weaken above land because they cannot suck up warm and moist water.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
A hurricane gets its energy from
a)
Warm ocean waters
b)
high air pressure
c)
winds along surface
d)
Sun
10.
What makes a hurricane lose energy?
a)
Land
b)
Increased low pressure
c)
Meteorologists 
d)
Superman flying the other direction
11.
Identify hurricanes that have occurred this year... 
a)
Mrs. Savel, Mrs. Scharbarth, Mr. Wauters
b)
Harvey, Irma, Maria
c)
Florence, Isaac, Matthew
d)
Larry, Mo, Curly