Hurricane Facts
A hurricane that forms in the Pacific Ocean.
A. tropic storm
B. Typhoon
C. Hurricane
Typhoon
The calm, roughly circular center of a hurricane. There is little or no rain here and it is the warmest part of the storm.
The eye of the hurricane
The direction of the wind rotation in a hurricane that forms above the equator.
A. Counterclockwise.
How many categories that hurricanes are classified into?
5
A wall of thunderclouds that surrounds the eye of the hurricane. It has the most rain and the strongest winds of the storm.
The eyewall.
The wind speed a storm has to reach to be classified as a hurricane.
A. 74 mph
Hurricanes are classified based on this.
A. wind speed
B. Amount of rain
C. Temperature of the air.
A. wind speed
The name of the rating scale for hurricanes.
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
A smaller eye means...
A. Weaker winds
B. Stronger winds
C. Stronger rain
Stronger winds
This causes a hurricane to weaken.
A. When it travels over land or over cold water
B. When it travels in the warm water.
C. When it reaches the south.
A. When it travels over land or over cold water
When hurricane is expected within 24 hours, this is being sent:
hurricane warning
When is a hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean?
From June 1st to November 30th
The energy source of a hurricane.
Warm water that is at least 80 degrees farenheits
The stages that a hurricane goes through as it develops.
Tropical wave, tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane
The definition of a hurricane.
Powerful, rotating storm that forms over warm oceans near the equator
A rise in the ocean as a result of strong winds from a hurricane or intense storm.
Storm surge.
The wind speed of a category 5 hurricane:
Over 157 mph