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Hurricanes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of Tropical storm can be found near Japan?

a)

typhoon

b)

cyclone

c)

Hurricane

2.

What type of Tropical storm can be found near Australia?

a)

cyclone

b)

typhoon

c)

hurricane

3.

What type of Tropical storm can be found near China?

a)

hurricane

b)

cyclone

c)

typhoon

4.

What type of Tropical storm can be found near United states?

a)

hurricane

b)

typhoon

c)

cyclone

5.

What type of Tropical storm can be found near Mexico?

a)

cyclone

b)

hurricane

c)

typhoon

6.

Where do hurricanes occur?

a)

near the equator

b)

above oceans

c)

in the Atlantic Ocean

d)

all of the answers

7.

When do most hurricanes occur?

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

fall

d)

spring

8.

In which ocean are Typhoons formed?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

All of the answers

9.

In which direction do tropical storms normally move?

a)

Towards the West

b)

Towards the East

c)

towards the North

d)

towards the South

10.

Why do hurricanes weaken when they hit land?

a)

Because they cannot suck up any more water.

b)

Because they lose their source of energy

c)

Because there is not enough moist air.

d)

All of the answers.

11.

What is the Coriolis Effect?

a)

A phenomenon that forces winds to spin.

b)

warm and moist air that rising.

c)

the formation of clouds.

d)

none of the answers.

12.

What is the calmest part of a hurricane?

a)

the rain bands

b)

the eye

c)

the eye wall

d)

none of these answers.

13.

What are the tropical cyclones named after?

a)

Roman Gods

b)

people

c)

animals

d)

planets

14.

Which scale classifies hurricanes?

a)

Fujita

b)

Richter

c)

Saffir-Simpson

d)

Disaster

15.

Where are the strongest winds of a hurricane?

a)

the rain bands

b)

the eye

c)

the eye wall

d)

none of these answers

16.

Which of the following are needed for hurricanes to happen?

a)

rising air

b)

cold air

c)

dry air

17.

What wind speeds must a tropical storm reach to be classified as a hurricane?

a)

39 mph

b)

74 mph

c)

100 mph

d)

166 mph

18.

True or false? Hurricanes form when warm and moist air rises into the atmosphere.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

True or False? Hurricanes weaken above land because they cannot suck up warm and moist air or water.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False?

Hurricanes create a high pressure area near the surface of the ocean because they suck up all the warm air.

a)

true

b)

false