Review
Hurricanes Quiz/Test Tuesday,
September 20
What is another name for
lines of latitude?
PARALLELS
What is 0 degrees
longitude called?
PRIME MERIDIAN
How are lines of latitude
measured?
North and South of the
Equator
Where do most hurricanes
form?
Off the coast of West
Africa
What direction do
hurricanes spin?
Counterclockwise
What phenomenon of
Earth causes the
hurricanes to spin
counterclockwise?
CORLIOIS EFFECT
What do hurricanes need
to form?
WARM WATER, AT
LEAST 80 DEGREES
As pressure increases,
what happens to the
hurricane?
STORM IS GETTING
WEAKER
How are lines of longitude
measured?
EAST AND WEST OF
THE PRIME MERIDIAN
What 3 continents does
the Prime Meridian run
through?
EUROPE
AFRICA
ANTARCTICA
What 2 things cause a
hurricane to lose
strength?
1. OVER LAND
2. COLD WATER
List at least 4 states that
are likely to be hit by an
Atlantic Hurricane.
FLORIDA, GEORGIA, N. CAROLINA,
S. CAROLINA, VIRGINIA,
MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC,
DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, RHODE
ISLAND, NEW YORK,
CONNECTICUT,
MASSACHUSETTES, VERMONT,
MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, LOUISIANA
What part of the hurricane
has the strongest rain and
wind?
EYE WALL
What is the bulge of water
caused by the eye of the
hurricane?
STORM SURGE
What is the minimum wind
speed for a storm to be
considered a hurricane?
74 mph
What is another name for
a hurricane?
CYCLONE, TYPHOON,
WILLY WILLY
How do we track
hurricanes?
LATITUDE
AND
LONGITUDE
How are pressure and
storm strength related?
AS PRESSURE GOES
DOWN,
STORM STRENGTH
INCREASES
When are storms taken off
the list?
WHEN THEY HAVE
CAUSED A LOT OF
DAMAGE OR INJURY
Name at least 2
hurricanes that have been
removed from the list
KATRINA, WILMA,
DENNIS, FLOYD, RITA,
ANDREW
How often do the lists of
hurricane names repeat?
EVERY 6 YEARS
What is the next name in
the 2011 hurricane list?
OPHELIA