Basic Facts

The _____ monitors hurricanes and gives information about them.

• police department

• National Weather Service

• US Postal Service

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Where do hurricanes form?

• Over warm waters in the ocean

• Over flat areas of land

• On high mountains

• At the north and south poles

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Hurricane categories range from ____.

• 1 to 8

• 1 to 10

• 1 to 5

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

• Wall

• Eye

• Arm

• Hole

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Analyze results

Communicate results

Ask a question

Form a hypothesis

Conduct experiment

Draw conclusions

Where are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane located?

• In the eyewall

• In the outer bands

• On the leading edge

• On the lagging edge

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True or False: Hurricanes can grow to over 600 miles wide and 9 miles tall.

• True

• False

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People who fly into the storm in special aircraft are called _____.

• hurricane hunters

• hurricane daredevils

• hurricane fighters

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Hurricanes lose power when they travel over...

• land

• warm water

• homes

• the ocean

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How many bones are in the human body?

• 196

• 206

• 232

• 300