Quiz  /  Hurricanes

  • 1. 
    Where do hurricanes form?

  • Over warm waters in the ocean
  • Over flat areas of land
  • On high mountains
  • At the north and south poles

  • 2. 
    What are hurricanes that form in the Indian Ocean sometimes called?

  • Typhoons
  • Tornadoes
  • Twisters
  • Cyclones

  • 3. 
    What is the area of low pressure at the center of a hurricane called?

  • Ear
  • Medial
  • Eye
  • Midpoint

  • 4. 
    Where is the most dangerous part of the hurricane with the highest speed winds?

  • Eye
  • The top
  • Outer edge
  • Eye wall

  • 5. 
    What is the minimum sustained wind speed a tropical storm must have to be called a hurricane?

  • 74 mph
  • 50 mph
  • 100 mph
  • 125 mph

  • 6. 
    What do we call the large spirally bands of rain that are generated from a hurricane?

  • Eye walls
  • Rainbands
  • Storm surge
  • Hail

  • 7. 
    True or False: Hurricanes can grow to over 600 miles wide and 9 miles tall.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 8. 
    What is 'storm surge'?

  • When the sea level rises at the coastline due to a hurricane
  • When hurricanes drop large amounts of rain on small area
  • When the hurricane makes landfall
  • When the top of the hurricane rises high into the atmosphere

  • 9. 
    How do hurricanes cause damage when they make landfall?

  • All of the above
  • Flooding
  • Storm surge
  • High speed winds

  • 10. 
    If a hurricane had sustained winds of 80 mph and was 700 miles in diameter, what category of hurricane would it be?

  • Category 1
  • Category 2
  • Category 3
  • Category 4
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