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Vocab Hurricanes Tornados Teacher’s Choice Hodge Podge 10 20 30 40 50

Vocab - 10 A weather system that has wind speeds of at least 119 kilometers per hour

Vocab– 10 Hurricane

Vocab- 20 The ocean water that a hurricane can push onto land

Vocab– 20 storm surge

Vocab- 30 A low air pressure air mass with storms that have winds that begin to spin over warm water

Vocab– 30 tropical depression

Vocab- 40 A hurricane keeps the name it was given when it became a ___________

Vocab– 40 tropical storm

Vocab- 50 Particles of air can spin in a spiral pattern called a _______

Vocab– 50 vortex

Hurricanes- 10 Where do most hurricanes occur?

Hurricanes– 10 in the tropics, near the equator

Hurricanes- 20 What do hurricane models predict?

Hurricanes– 20 the path of a hurricane

Hurricanes-- 30 Describe the conditions in the eye of a hurricane

Hurricanes– 30 winds are gentle, and there is no rain

Hurricanes-- 40 What damage can occur from a storm surge?

Hurricanes– 40 increase in flooding

Hurricanes- 50 A computer model can predict what 3 things about a hurricane?

Hurricanes– 50 its strength, speed, and direction

Tornados- 10 What is the center of a tornado called?

Tornados- 10 vortex

Tornados- 20 What should a person do when a tornado warning is given?

Tornados- 20 Immediately take cover in a safe location, such as a basement

Tornados- 30 What is the scale called that scientists use to classify tornados?

Tornados- 30 Fujita Scale

Tornados- 40 What data do scientists use to classify tornados on the Fujita Scale?

Tornados- 40 amount of damage and wind speed

Tornados- 50 How much wind speed would a tornado need to produce in order to be considered an F5?

Tornados- 50 over 419 km per hour

Teacher’s Choice- 10 In many hurricanes, _______ causes the worst damage.

Teacher’s Choice- 10 water

Teacher’s Choice- 20 What category hurricane would a storm be considered if it were to have wind speeds of 200 km per hour?

Teacher’s Choice- 20 Category 3

Teacher’s Choice- 30 In what two seasons do the most hurricanes occur?

Teacher’s Choice- 30 spring and summer

Teacher’s Choice- 40 Name at least two tools that scientists use to help them predict severe weather systems

Teacher’s Choice- 40 Sample answer – Quik Scat satellite, Doppler Radar, special planes, hurricane models

Teacher’s Choice- 50 List two states which are considered part of Tornado Alley in the US

Teacher’s Choice- 50

Hodge Podge -10 Describe two ways that tornados cause damage

Hodge Podge - 10 sample answer – they destroy everything in their path including homes, building, and cars

Hodge Podge - 20 Describe two ways that hurricanes cause damage

Hodge Podge - 20 sample answer – flooding, mudslides, destroy homes

Hodge Podge - 30 How are tornados and hurricanes similar? both last a long time both have dangerous winds both classified on the Fujita Scale both form in a single thunderstorm

Hodge Podge - 30 b) both have dangerous winds

Hodge Podge - 40 Where does a tropical storm get its energy?

Hodge Podge - 40 warm ocean water

Hodge Podge - 50 Name the three stages of hurricane development in order

Hodge Podge - 50 tropical depression  tropical storm  hurricane