Hurricanes are called?
A) Tropical storms
B) Tropical cyclones
C) great disasters
D) bad weather
B) Tropical cyclones
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Storms that form over warm waters of the Tropics near the equator.
What is Tropical?
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The ____ is the calmest part of a hurricane.
eye
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In 2005, a hurricane struck the Gulf of Mexico and killed 1,500 residents of New Orleans.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
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In a severe storm you should?
stay away from windows
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Hurricanes are rated from Category 1 (weakest) to Category 5 (strongest) based on their constant wind speeds. The rating system is called ______________.
A) Saffir-Simpson Scale
B) Galveston Scale
C) Newton’s Scale
D) Rainex Scale
Answer A Saffir-Simpson Scale
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Cyclones of clouds and thunderstorms that around a central area.
What is Tropical depressions?
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Hurricanes are the _____ storm.
strongest
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In 1900, a hurricane struck an island city of Galveston, Texas was one of the deadliest storms killing 12,000 people.
What is the Galveston Hurricane?
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To be updated you should have a?
battery charged radio for weather reports.
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Hurricanes all form in the same way. They begin with ______, ______ atmosphere over tropical ocean waters.
A)cold, dry
B)warm, moist
C)warm, dry
D)cold, moist
Answer B warm moist
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Cyclone sod heavy clouds and strong thunderstorms that spin at steady wind speeds of 39 to 73 mph.
What is Tropical storms?
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During a hurricane it can use up to as much as _____ nuclear bombs.
10,000
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In 1998, this hurricane hit Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador with so much rain causing massive mudslides.
What is Hurricane Mitch?
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You shouldn't play where?
In flooded areas because the water could be electrically charged.
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Hurricanes are the only storm that is given its own ____, such as
A) number
B) power
C) rating
D) name
Answer D
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Strongest tropical cyclones.
What are Hurricanes?
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Hurricanes have male and female names, but at one point only _______ names were used.
Female
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In 1996, this category 3 hurricane caused $3.2 billion of damage when it hit Cape Fear in North Carolina.
What is Hurricane Fran?
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During a watch you should do what?
Listen closely to your radio or television.
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Hurricanes have the power of about 10 ______ bombs like the ones used in World War 2
A) Nuclear
B) atomic
C) hand
D) big
Answer B
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The calm and rain-free center of the hurricane.
What is the eye of the hurricane?
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Hurricanes with a rating of 5 has winds from about ___ and ___.
150 and above
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In 1995, this hurricane hit Florida and was considered a category 4 killing 59 people.
What is Hurricane Opal?
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For food and a drink you should have what?
A 3 day supply of food and drinks that won't spoil or rot.