Vocabulary
Homes need to be _________________to stay safe.
anchored (firmly held in place)
Winds much reach ______mph to become a hurricane.
74
calm center of a storm
eye
Hurricanes form over warm __________.
oceans or ocean waters
Names are chosen using this order.
alphabetical
Under which heading can you finding information about the four stages of a hurricane?
A. A Hurricane's Life Cycle
B. Naming Hurricanes
C.Whipping Winds
D. Emergency Plan
A.
A storm ________________weakens over land.
eventually (will happen, but not right away)
What is the first stage of a hurricane?
tropical disturbance
strongest winds occur here
eyewall
Hurricanes weaken over _____________.
land
Hurricanes were originally given _________names.(Her-icanes)
female
If you want to find out about the damage strong gusts of winds can cause, what heading would you look under?
A. A Hurricane's Life Cycle
B. Naming Hurricanes
C.Whipping Winds
D. Emergency Plan
C.
Different hurricane name lists are used in different _____________.
regions (large areas or parts of the world)
What is the stage of the hurricane after the tropical disturbance?
tropical depression
Bands of rain around a storm
rainbands
Hurricanes spin in a shape of a ______________.
circle
An example of a retired hurricane name talked about in the book is Hurricane _________________.
Hurricane Katrina
If you want to find out why they retire a hurricane name, what heading would you look under?
A. A Hurricane's Life Cycle
B. Naming Hurricanes
C.Whipping Winds
D. Emergency Plan
B
surged
What is the stage before a hurricane?
tropical storm
What happens when the eye passes?
Weather becomes calm briefly. The winds slow down and the rain becomes lighter or stops.
Ocean water must be at least ________degrees for a hurricane to form.
80
Hurricane names are retired if they cause severe ____________ or _____________.
damage or death
If you want to find out what supplies you should include in a kit so you are prepared if there is a hurricane, what heading would you look under?
A. A Hurricane's Life Cycle
B. Naming Hurricanes
C.Whipping Winds
D. Emergency Plan
D
a scientist who studies weather and forecasts storms
What type of air powers hurricanes?
lots of warm, moist air
What almost always happens after the eye passes?
Strong winds and heavy rain return.
Winds start blowing in a straight direction. What causes them to curve?
The Earth rotates or spins on its axis.
In different parts of the world, hurricanes are called ____________ and _____________.
typhoons and cyclones
What is the genre of this selection?
A. realistic fiction
B. fantasy
C. informational text
D. mystery
C.