Complete the test sheets below. If you have difficulty answering the questions, revisit the web sites or browse through your portfolio for the correct answers. A final draft must be placed in your portfolio for evaluation.
NAME__________________
DATE___________________
The assignment is to search for the answers to the following questions. Incidentally, your textbook and the Library encyclopedias are not a "current resource" which means that you must use some technological tools in order to obtain all of the information. I suggest that you utilize the INTERNET, EBSCO, ENCARTA, and PERIODICALS.
1. Where do hurricanes originate?____________________________________
2. List 2 other names commonly used in place of hurricanes________________
3. The hurricane season runs from ___________to _____________________.
4. Which month is considered the peak of hurricane season?_______________
5. Atlantic Ocean Hurricanes develop off which continent?_________________
6. What kind of storm must form before a hurricane develops?______________
7. What is the minimum wind speed for a hurricane?______________________
8. What is the center of a hurricane called?------------------
9. Identify the most deadly part of a hurricane.___________________________
10.Why are alternate male/female names given to hurricanes?______________
11.Which has stronger winds; hurricanes or tornadoes? __________________
12.Why don't we get hurricanes in Vermont?____________________________
13.How many categories are used to label a hurricane intensities?___________
14.Describe the wind speed, storm surge, and damage potential of the following classifications based on the Saffir/Simpson Damage-Potential Scale:
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
Category 5
15.List the following:
Atlantic Hurricane Names for 2000 Atlantic Hurricane Names for 2001
Pacific Hurricane Names for 2000 Pacific Hurricane Names for 2001
MATCHING
1) Scale to measure hurricane damage ******************************************************** A)Africa
2) Number of categories to measure hurricane damage ********************************************B)counterclockwise
3) Minimum miles per hour wind to be classified as a hurricane *************************************C)September
4) Areas on Earth where all hurricanes form ****************************************************D)five
5) Most deadly quadrant of a hurricane********************************************************* E)typhoon
6) Another name for the center of a hurricane ***************************************************F)tropical
7) Direction of spin within a hurricane *********************************************************G)eye
8) Area of the hurricane just outside of the center ************************************************H)right front
9) Another name commonly used for hurricanes**************************************************I)wall
10) Atlantic Ocean Hurricanes originate off from this continent *************************************J)surge
11) Peak month of the Atlantic hurricane season *************************************************K)thunderstorms
12) Hurricanes are made-up of hundreds of these*************************************************L)Saffir/Simpson
13) Reason why not as many people are killed during hurricanes as compared to 40 years ago************** M)forecasts
***************************************************************************************N)Seventy-four
14) Coordinates used to plot hurricanes *******************************************************O)Longitude/Latitude
15) A wind event that occurs when hurricanes come ashore *****************************************P)tornadoes
16) An ocean event that occurs when a hurricane nears shore ***************************************Q)South America
***************************************************************************************R)Sixty-four
***************************************************************************************S)October
***************************************************************************************T)left section
***************************************************************************************U)May
TRUE OR FALSE
16) The following could be a hurricane naming sequence: Albert, Bertha, Charlie, Diana, Earl, and Fiona.
17) Hurricanes often hit the flat lands of Colorado.
18) Category 1 Hurricanes often cause the most damage.
19) Cyclone is another name for hurricane.
20) Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from July through November.
QUESTIONS
1) List four Atlantic Hurricanes from this year that caused a great deal of damage.
______________ _________________ ___________________ _____________
2) Explain five things that can occur when a hurricane makes landfall.
