WorksheetsExtreme weather
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
What fuels a hurricane's strength?
Wind
Warm Water
Sunlight
Cold Water
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
Wall
Arm
Eye
Hole
The pressure inside of a hurricane is ______,
High
Low
Select two other names for a hurricane.
Thunderstorm
Typhoon
Cyclone
Earthquake
Inside the center of the hurricane the weather is _____.
Windy
Loud
Stormy
Calm
The scale used to measure the size of hurricanes is called _____.
Saffier-Simpson Scale
Richter Scale
Cal-Ripkin Scale
Bart-Simpson Scale
What are two of the five factors hurricanes need to form?
Warm water (above 80 degrees)
Near the Poles
High Pressure
Low Pressure
Hurricanes are...
storms of dust
dangerous storms of wind and rain
found in oceans near the North Pole
landforms
meteorologist
Hurricane categories range from ____.
1 to 8
1 to 10
1 to 5
Which Category is the worst/strongest hurricane
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Category 1
The name of the devastating hurricane that hit Louisiana in 2005 was named
Joseph
Katrina
Sarah
Blake
