Hurricanes: The Science Behind the Storm

In which section would the reader find information about how hurricane winds are extremely powerful?

• The introductory paragraph

• A Hurricane's Life Cycle

• Whipping Winds

• Emergency Plan

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What is most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

• To tell the reader how scientists observe hurricanes

• To encourage the reader to appreciate hurricanes

• To inform the reader about how hurricanes form, the damage they cause and how to prepare for one.

• To explain the process of how scientists prepare for a hurricane.

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How does the author organize the information on the section Heavy Rains on page 229?

• The author uses sequential order to talk about the heavy rains.

• The author uses cause and effect to explain how hurricanes can cause flooding and how heavy rains can cause dangerous mudslides.

• The author uses compare and contrast to explain the difference between flooding and mudslides.

• The author uses logical order to help the reader understand how the flooding occured.

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Which shows the best way to combine Sentences 1 & 2?

• Although surfing can be dangerous, it is a fun sport.

• Surfing can be dangerous it is a fun sport.

• Because it is dangerous, surfing is a fun sport.

• Make no change.

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Reread pages 220-222. What conditions need to be present in order for a hurricane to form?

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Which shows the best way to combine sentences 7 & 8?

• A rip current could pull you out to sea because strong waves are dangerous.

• Strong waves are dangerous a rip current could pull you out to sea.

• Because a rip current could pull you out to sea, strong waves are dangerous.

• Make no change.

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What change, if any should be made in sentence 1?

• Change face to fase

• Change have to has

• Change ? to .

• Make no change

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12?

• Change amase to amaze

• Delete the comma

• Change pets to pet

• Make no change

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