Copy of Science Explainer: What is a hurricane? (11/21/2024)

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3 questions

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Read the passage What is a hurricane?  Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage What is a hurricane?  Then answer the questions below.

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Copy of Science Explainer: What is a hurricane? (11/21/2024)

Last updated over 1 year ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage What is a hurricane?  Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage What is a hurricane?  Then answer the questions below.

Required

Question 1

Drag the wind speeds into the correct box to identify the hurricane category.

260 km/hr
80 mph
115 mph
185 km/hr

MS-ESS3-2

Required

Question 3

Which statements about hurricane formation and study are true? Select two correct answers.

Hurricanes are named randomly and the names do not repeat.

MS-ESS3-2

Drag each answer choice into the correct space.

A hurricane begins as a tropical ________________.  A tropical _______________becomes a tropical __________if winds reach a speed of 63 km/hr (39 mph), and it becomes a ______________if its winds reach a speed of 119 km/hr (74 mph) or more.

Question 2

Drag the wind speeds into the correct box to identify the hurricane category.

260 km/hr
80 mph
115 mph
185 km/hr
125 km/hr
160 mph

Category 1
Category 3
Category 5

Question 3

Which statements about hurricane formation and study are true? Select two correct answers.

Hurricanes are named randomly and the names do not repeat.

The Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD) measures hurricane wind speeds from the ground.

One ingredient hurricanes need to develop is a low vertical wind shear.

NASA collects data from various sources to better understand and predict hurricanes.

The eye wall can be clear and winds are light in this area.

125 km/hr

160 mph

Category 1 

Category 3 

Category 5 

The Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD) measures hurricane wind speeds from the ground.

One ingredient hurricanes need to develop is a low vertical wind shear.

NASA collects data from various sources to better understand and predict hurricanes.

The eye wall can be clear and winds are light in this area.