Hurricanes

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  1. Where do hurricanes originate?

    2. Your answer:
    Over the coast where the land meets the water
    Over tropical oceans when the water is cooler than 80 degrees
    Over tropical oceans when the water is warmer than 80 degrees
    Over deserts when the land is warmer than 100 degrees

  2. Hurricanes strengthen when traveling over land.

    3. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  3. What scale helps classify hurricanes?

    4. Your answer:
    Richter Scale
    There is no scale to help classify hurricanes.
    Fujita-Pearson Intensity Scale
    Saffir-Simpson Scale

  4. A storm surge is a major cause of hurricane deaths.

    5. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  5. When are hurricanes more likely to occur?

    6. Your answer:
    April and May
    June 1st to Nov. 30
    There is no pattern to when they occur.
    Jan. 1st to June 1st

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