Hurricanes Flashcards
1
Q
What speed do hurricanes travel at?
A
74 mph
2
Q
Hurricanes are measured in…..
A
Categories
3
Q
How many categories are there?
A
Five (5) categories
4
Q
Which are the most dangerous categories of a hurricane?
A
3-5 are the mot dangerous categories of a hurricane
5
Q
What is a hurricane?
A
A hurricane is a huge storm,generally formed over warm ocean waters near the equator.
6
Q
The center of the hurricane is called what?
A
The eye
7
Q
Where the winds and rain are the strongest
A
The eye wall
8
Q
Spins out from the center gives the storm its size
A
The Rain bands
9
Q
Typhoons
A
Hurricanes formed in the pacific ocean
