Hurricane Scavenger Hunt-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.     Which way does a hurricane rotate?

 

2. What is the number one thing a hurricane needs to form?

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http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/hurricane2.html

 

  

 

3.     Who chooses the hurricane names?

4.    When does a hurricane get a name?

 

 

http://earthsky.org/earth/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names

 

  

 

5.     What are other names for hurricanes?

 

6.     How are hurricanes tracked?

 

 

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/hurricane.html

 

 

7.     Name four things that should be in a hurricane disaster supply kit.

 

8.    List four things from your house you would put in your hurricane disaster supply kit.

 

 

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/supply_kit.shtml

 

 

 

9.     What is the maximum sustained wind speed of a category two hurricane?

10.   What kind of damage can happen in a category 5 hurricane?

 

 

 

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml

 

 

 

 11.     What are the three stages of development of a hurricane?

 

12. How long can hurricanes live?

 

 

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/stages/home.rxml

 

 

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13.     What is the calm center of circulation in a hurricane called?

 

14.    What is the area with the fastest most violent winds called?

 

 

http://science.howstuffworks.com/hurricane2.htm

 

 

15.      What kind of scale is used to rate hurricanes?

 

16. What category hurricane produces a storm surge of 9-12 feet?

 

 

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/hurricane4.htm