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Hurricanes

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  • Q1
    The center of a hurricane which all wind and rain bands rotate around is known as the ______ of the hurricane.
    Eye
    Wall
    Surge
    Brink
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  • Q2
    A category 5 hurricane causes ____________ damage.
    Minimal
    Catastrophic
    No
    Extensive
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  • Q3
    A hurricane in the Northern hemisphere rotates___________.
    Counter clockwise
    Vertically
    Horizontally
    Clockwise
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  • Q4
    The name of the hurricane that hit the gulf coast of Texas in August 2017 was named _______.
    José
    Hariet
    Harvey
    Irma
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  • Q5
    Which state in the United States did all computer models predict Hurricane Irma to make landfall?
    Texas
    Alabama
    Florida
    Louisiana
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  • Q6
    Of the 2017 named hurricanes, which one had the highest winds ever recorded?
    José
    Harvey
    Katia
    Irma
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  • Q7
    What is it called when people leave an area that is under a weather watch or warning?
    Evacuation
    Migration
    Estivation
    Levitation
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  • Q8
    A hurricane with winds of 78mph is a ____________hurricane, that will cause __________damage.
    Category 4, extensive
    Category 1, extensive
    Category 1, minimal
    Category 5, catastrophic
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  • Q9
    If you live in the United States, most hurricanes that affect you are formed in the _______ Ocean.
    Indian
    Pacific
    Southern
    Atlantic
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  • Q10
    Which Texas city was most affected by flooding associated with Hurricane Harvey?
    Victoria
    Austin
    Houston
    San Antonio
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  • Q11
    Order the formation of a hurricane in chronological order.
    Users link answers
    Linking
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  • Q12
    Sort the terms by whether they will cause a hurricane to weaken or strengthen.
    Users sort answers between categories
    Sorting
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  • Q13
    Match the wind speed to the category of hurricane.
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    Linking
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  • Q14
    Most Atlantic hurricanes form off the Western coast of which continent?
    Users enter free text
    Type an Answer
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  • Q15
    What is the name of the imaginary line that most hurricanes form near in the Atlantic Ocean?
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  • Q16
    Sort the Latitude and Longitude terms.
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    Sorting
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  • Q17
    A scientist who forecast the weather is called a ___________.
    Meteorologist
    Biologist
    Chemist
    Physicist
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  • Q18
    Name tools scientists use to forecast and report the weather.
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