- In order for a storm to be classified as a hurricane the wind speeds must reach 85 miles per hour.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The 3 parts of a hurricane are: the eye, the wall, and the back.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The worst hurricane on record was Andrew, killing 8,000 people.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The 3 stages of a hurricane are: tropical depression, tropical storm and hurricane.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Cyclones are tornadoes that occur in the South Pacific.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- A category 1 hurricane has a wind speed of:
Your answer:
74-95 miles per hour
there is no such category
55-75 miles per hour
65-95 miles per hour
- A category 2 hurricane has wind speeds of:
Your answer:
96-110 miles per hour
111-130 miles per hour
131- 155 miles per hour
greater than 155 miles per hour
- If a category 5 hurricane were to hit our area, we should:
Your answer:
Go surfing. We will have some awesome waves!
Call your friends in other states to brag about the cool weather here.
get our favorite food and dvd's, it's time to snuggle up on the couch.
Evacute the area. Wind speeds are too strong and the storm surge will be too great.
- The source of energy for a hurricane is:
Your answer:
wind
power bars
warm water
cold water
- A category 5 hurricane has wind speeds in excess of:
Your answer:
155 miles per hour
165 miles per hour
175 miles per hour
What is a category 5 hurricane?