Question 1

Hurricanes are named after

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people's names

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animals

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the places they occur

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famous scientists

Question 2

What is the source for warming up ocean water?

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the sun

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wind

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fish and whales peeing

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water movement

Question 3

A hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere rotates

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counter-clockwise

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backwards

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up and down

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clockwise

Question 4

Which of these is not a name for a hurricane?

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tropical depression

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cyclone

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hurricane

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typhoon

Question 5

What speed does the wind have to reach in order to be called a hurricane?

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79mph

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79kph

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100kph

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97mph

Question 6

A hurricane starts as a

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thunderstorm

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hailstorm

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Category 5

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tornado

Question 7

Hurricanes always start over the

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ocean

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Arctic/Antarctic

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land

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mountains

Question 8

The energy for a hurricane comes from

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the ocean

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dolphin power

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lightning

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fossil fuels

Question 9

The middle circle of the hurricane is called the

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eye

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belly-button

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nose

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mouth

Question 10

Inside the eye of a hurricane, the pressure is

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low

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high

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unpredictable

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stable

Question 11

What does a tropical storm go over to turn it into a hurricane?

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a warm patch of water

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a cold patch of water

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a shallow patch of water

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land

Question 12

The major difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is

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wind speed

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nothing

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air temperature

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rainfall

Question 13

Water that is pushed forward from a hurricane and causes flooding is called a

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storm surge

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sea scale

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water rise

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flood plain

Question 14

Winds rotate in a hurricane because

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of the Earth's rotation

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of the swirling moisture

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high energy causes whirlpools

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of the gravitational pull of the moon

Question 15

What causes a hurricane to lose its energy?

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landfall

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mountains

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electricity

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shallow water

Question 16

Hurricanes develop in ______________ areas.

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tropical

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Arid

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Arctic

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Mountainous

Question 17

Hurricanes naturally move energy away from the equator.

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true

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false

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neither

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only in the summer

Question 18

The tower of rainfall surrounding the eye is called the

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eyewall

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moisture wall

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eyeball

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frenzy

Question 19

What is the name of the hurricane scale?

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Saffir-Simpson

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Beaufort

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Wallace-Douglas

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Hurricane Scale

Question 20

The Saffir-Simpson scale is a measure of

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wind speed and potential damage

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diameter and energy

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water temperature and sea currents

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wind speed and pressure

Question 21

Most of the damage in a hurricane is from the

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storm surge

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winds

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low pressure

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rain

Question 22

What is the strongest category of a hurricane?

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Category 5

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Code Red

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Category 1

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Category 8

Question 23

What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?

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meteorologist

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geologist

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stormologist

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biologist

Question 24

Climate change is making hurricanes stronger because

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there is more energy in Earth's system

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there is more water in the ocean

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methane creates more moisture

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carbon dioxide fuels hurricanes

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