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Hurricane Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hurricane season is...

a)

All year around

b)

June 1st-November 30th

c)

1st August- 31st October

d)

April 1st-June 30th

2.

Where is the National Hurricane Center located?

a)

Miami

b)

Fort Lauderdale

c)

Jamaica

d)

Canada

3.

The eye of the hurricane is the most dangerous part?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Hurricanes are categorized by?

a)

Temperature

b)

Size

c)

Wind Speed

d)

Color

5.

SWIFT stands for?

a)

Storm, Wind, Ice, Flooding, Thunder

b)

Sunshine, Wind, Inland, Flooding, Tornadoes

c)

Storm serge, Wind, Ice, Flooding, Tornadoes

d)

Storm serge, Wind, Inland, Flooding, Tornadoes

6.

Name the Engineer and Meteorologist who categorized Hurricanes 1-5

a)

Hert Saffir & Robert Simpson

b)

Isaac Newton & Hert Saffir

c)

Albert Einstein & Nikola Tesla

d)

Neil Armstrong & Robert Simpson

7.

What is the most deadly effect from a Hurricane?

a)

Wind

b)

Flooding

c)

Storm Surge

d)

Tornado

8.

Hurricanes are categorized by?

a)

Temperature

b)

Size

c)

Wind Speed

d)

Color

9.

Meteorologists...

a)

study weather

b)

study meteors

c)

study meat

d)

study oceans

10.

Pilots fly into Hurricanes?

a)

False

b)

True

11.

What is used to track and predict hurricanes?

a)

Aircraft

b)

Doppler radar and satellites

c)

Weather balloons

d)

All of the above

12.

Hurricane names retire if they have caused destruction and devastation

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which category is the most dangerous ?

a)

1-2

b)

2-3

c)

3-4

d)

4-5

14.

What is the names of the 2 planes used by the National Hurricane Center?

a)

G1 & G2

b)

P2 & P3

c)

G3 & G4

d)

G4 & P3