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hurricane G7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
a)
Wall
b)
Eye
c)
Arm
d)
Hole
2.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
3.
Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.
a)
Arctic
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
None of the above
4.
2. Which are bigger, hurricanes or tornadoes?
a)
Tornadoes
b)
Hurricanes
5.
What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?
a)
biologist
b)
geologist
c)
optometrist
d)
meterorologist
6.

How do you protect yourself in a hurricane?

a)

Close all doors and windows

b)

Use sand bags for barriers

c)

Have plenty of food and water

d)

All of the above

7.
Do hurricanes have powerful circular winds ?
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Hurricanes are...

a)

storms of dust

b)

dangerous storms of wind and rain

c)

found in oceans near the North Pole

d)

landforms

9.

True or False? Hurricanes can cause flooding.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the highest category hurricane?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

11.

If a hurricane destroyed an entire U.S. city, what category would it most likely be?

a)

Category 1 or 2

b)

Category A or B

c)

Category X or Y

d)

Category 4 or 5

12.

Hurricanes are a very strong type of __________.

a)

tornado

b)

blizzard

c)

tropical storm

d)

tsunami

13.

The scale used to measure the size of hurricanes is called the __________.

a)

Saffir-Simpson Scale

b)

Cal-Ripkin Scale

c)

Richter Scale

d)

Bart-Simpson Scale

14.

At what speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane?

a)

129 mph

b)

119 Km/h

c)

156 mph

d)

130 mph

15.

The most dangerous type of hurricane has a score of __________.

a)

Category 1

b)

Category 3

c)

Category 5

d)

Category 4

16.

The center of the hurricane is called the __________.

a)

bullseye

b)

point

c)

nose

d)

eye

17.
Where do most hurricanes develop?
a)
Middle of the United States
b)
Near the Equator
c)
Near Canada and Alaska
d)
Antarctica
18.
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
a)
Wall
b)
Eye
c)
Arm
d)
Hole
19.
What do the wind speeds need to reach for a storm to be classified as a hurricane?
a)
23 - 39 mph
b)
40 - 73 mph
c)

119 km/h

d)
600 mph
20.

Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale.

•The scale is based on

a)

wind strength only

b)

damage caused by hurricanes only

c)

non of them

d)

wind strength and damage caused by hurricanes.