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Hurricanes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ of every year is hurricane season.

a)

July to October

b)

March to May

c)

June to November

2.

A hurricane is a very powerful storm.

a)

false

b)

true

3.

What agency helps us after a hurricane?

a)

FBI

b)

CDC

c)

FEMA

4.

What does FEMA stand for?

a)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

b)

Foreign Emergency Monitor Agency

c)

Federal Executive Member Authority

5.

What are 2 items you should have/buy when preparing for a hurricane?

a)

bottled water

b)

frozen food

c)

batteries

d)

candy

6.

Most hurricanes happen in ____.

a)

November

b)

July

c)

September

7.

The _____ monitors hurricanes and gives information about them.

a)

police department

b)

National Weather Service

c)

US Postal Service

8.

Hurricane categories range from ____.

a)

1 to 8

b)

1 to 10

c)

1 to 5

9.

A category ___ hurricane is the strongest.

a)

7

b)

5

c)

10

10.

People who fly into the storm in special aircraft are called _____.

a)

hurricane hunters

b)

hurricane daredevils

c)

hurricane fighters

11.

The ____ of tropical oceans make hurricanes stronger.

a)

cold water

b)

warm water

c)

ocean life

12.

How are hurricanes categorized?

a)

based on their destination

b)

based on their wind speed

c)

based on where they form

13.

Hurricane Irma was a category __ storm.

a)

three

b)

five

c)

four

14.

Houses, cars, and boats can be damaged during a hurricane.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Hurricane Irma happened in ____ 2017.

a)

August

b)

October

c)

September