Owlie Hurricanes

Where do hurricanes form?

• Over land

• Over the ocean

• High in the atmosphere

• Below the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When do hurricanes form?

• Winter and spring

• fall and winter

• Summer and early fall

• only winter

Why are hurricanes dangerous?

• They bring powerful winds, high tides and flooding that could wipe out cities, towns, farms and schools.

• They bring snow which could down power lines

• When the earth shakes, buildings could get damaged, causing death

• Hurricanes are not dangerous. They are mild storms that bring soft rains that help agriculture

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What tool do meteorologists use to track the progress of a hurricane?

• Satellites, airplanes, and weather radars

• Only anemometer

• Only Barometer

• Weather stations only

How can people best keep track of a hurricane?

• By listening to the radio, watching television and more than 1000 NOAA Weather Radio stations

• By asking their friends and neighbors

• By going to the beach and looking out into the ocean

• By reading the newspapers daily

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How can people best protect their windows during a hurricane?

• Putting up storm shutters or plywood

• Putting tape all over the glass panels

• Blocking the windows with furniture

• Opening the windows to allow the wind to blow safely through the house

What precaution should people take before the hurricane winds start blowing? MARK ALL THAT APPLY

• Open the house wide

• Pick up all the small things laying around your yard, like toys, tools and flower pots and bring them inside

• Clean drains and prepare for flooding

• Put boards or storm shutters over windows

When National Weather Service meteorologists decide a storm might reach land within 2 days, they issue a

• Hurricane Watch

• Hurricane Warning

• Hurricane Danger

• Hurricane News

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When the National Weather Service puts out a Hurricane Warning for your area

• the storm is likely to generate winds more than 73 miles per hour

• a storm might reach land within 2 days

• the storm is in your area

• There is no risk of storm in your area

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When the hurricane hits, the sea may rise as high as 25 feet above normal high tide

• 25 feet above normal high tide

• 50 feet above normal high tide

• 75 feet above normal high tide

• 100 feet above normal high tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2