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- Q1Where do hurricanes usually form?the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexicothe Pacific Oceanthe Arctic Oceanthe Indian Ocean30s
- Q2What is the center of a hurricane called?a 'centerpoint'a 'core'a 'heart'an 'eye'30s
- Q3What is a Category 5 hurricane?the weakest with winds of 50 kms per hourthe most common with winds of 150 kms per hourthe strongest with winds of more than 249 kms per hourthe slowest with winds of 100 kms per hour30s
- Q4What are hurricanes called in the Pacific Ocean, near Japan, China, and the Philippines?'typhoons''tornadoes''blizzards''cyclones'30s
- Q5How do hurricanes rotate around the 'eye'?upwardsanti-clockwiseclockwisedownwards30s
- Q6What do hurricanes cause when they come onto the land?increased wildlife populationsstronger infrastructurea lot of damage to buildings, trees, and carsbetter agricultural yields30s
- Q7How do we measure hurricanes?by the number of lightning strikesby the amount of rainfallby duration of the stormby categories - from 1 to 5 based on wind speed30s
- Q8What are the winds of a Category 1 hurricane like?less than 50 kms per houraround 300 kms per hourover 200 kms per hourbetween 119 and 153 kms per hour30s
- Q9Where are Category 5 hurricanes commonly found?only in the Southern Hemispherefortunately, there are not many Category 5 hurricanesmostly in the Mediterranean Seain all ocean basins equally30s
- Q10What hazards do hurricanes bring when they occur?heavy rain, strong winds, and huge waves at seaclear skies and calm seasgentle breezes and light showersminimal impact on the environment30s