Hurricane Vocabulary Quiz #3

When a fire alarm rings, students are advised to leave their classroom. In this sentence, advised means:

• kicked or knocked out

• locked or jammed

• told or informed

• instructed or taught

When a hurricane warning is issued, a hurricane is definitely on the way. In this sentence, issued means:

• to be put forth or announced

• to be printed out or copied

• to be talked about or spread out

• to be looked at or heard

When the storms grow larger, rains and wind pick up, and the "disturbance" can _______, or go through a process of natural growth, into a full fledged hurricane.

• depend

• decay

• develop

• defend

As a hurricane crosses over land, it begins to _________, or break apart and reduce in strength.

• dissolve

• dissipate

• ditchpath

• dissiplate

Pilots determine, or _________ how fast winds are blowing.

• say out loud / write

• find out / decide

• draw / erase

• fly / move about

When a hurricane has been particularly deadly or costly...In this sentence, particularly means:

• partially

• peculiarly

• especially

• essentially

S_____ is the land bordering a large body of water.

A_____ is being correct or exact.

S______ images are used to figure out where and when a hurricane will come on shore.

When a hurricane makes a l______, people are told to move to a safer place.