Hurricanes
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- Q1The center of a hurricane which all wind and rain bands rotate around is known as the ______ of the hurricane.EyeWallSurgeBrink30sEditDelete
- Q2A category 5 hurricane causes ____________ damage.MinimalCatastrophicNoExtensive30sEditDelete
- Q3A hurricane in the Northern hemisphere rotates___________.Counter clockwiseVerticallyHorizontallyClockwise30sEditDelete
- Q4The name of the hurricane that hit the gulf coast of Texas in August 2017 was named _______.JoséHarietHarveyIrma30sEditDelete
- Q5Which state in the United States did all computer models predict Hurricane Irma to make landfall?TexasAlabamaFloridaLouisiana30sEditDelete
- Q6Of the 2017 named hurricanes, which one had the highest winds ever recorded?JoséHarveyKatiaIrma30sEditDelete
- Q7What is it called when people leave an area that is under a weather watch or warning?EvacuationMigrationEstivationLevitation30sEditDelete
- Q8A hurricane with winds of 78mph is a ____________hurricane, that will cause __________damage.Category 4, extensiveCategory 1, extensiveCategory 1, minimalCategory 5, catastrophic30sEditDelete
- Q9If you live in the United States, most hurricanes that affect you are formed in the _______ Ocean.IndianPacificSouthernAtlantic30sEditDelete
- Q10Which Texas city was most affected by flooding associated with Hurricane Harvey?VictoriaAustinHoustonSan Antonio30sEditDelete
- Q11Order the formation of a hurricane in chronological order.Users link answersLinking60sEditDelete
- Q12Sort the terms by whether they will cause a hurricane to weaken or strengthen.Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30sEditDelete
- Q13Match the wind speed to the category of hurricane.Users link answersLinking60sEditDelete
- Q14Most Atlantic hurricanes form off the Western coast of which continent?Users enter free textType an Answer30sEditDelete
- Q15What is the name of the imaginary line that most hurricanes form near in the Atlantic Ocean?Users enter free textType an Answer30sEditDelete
- Q16Sort the Latitude and Longitude terms.Users sort answers between categoriesSorting60sEditDelete
- Q17A scientist who forecast the weather is called a ___________.MeteorologistBiologistChemistPhysicist60sEditDelete
- Q18Name tools scientists use to forecast and report the weather.Users enter free textType an Answer60sEditDelete