Tornados and Hurricanes

Hurricanes are also called

• Typhoons

• Cycles

• Tornados

• Wildfires

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What are powerful, spinning columns of air that stretch from the ground to the clouds?

• Typhoons

• Tornados

• Cyclones

• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The Atlantic (U.S.) Hurricane season is

• June-October

• January-May

• June-November

• December-March

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What do the wind speeds need to reach for a storm to be classified as a hurricane

• 39 mph

• 74 mph

• 105 mph

• 200 mph

What fuels a hurricane's strength?

• Wind

• Warm Water

• Sunlight

• Cold Water

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What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?

• Wall

• Arm

• Eye

• Hole

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

Where is the best place to go during a tornado?

• Basement/storm shelter

• In an open field

• Top floor of a building

• In a car