- 1. The middle of a hurricane is called the:
A) belly button
B) wall
C) eye
D) bottom
- 2. What is not caused by a hurricane?
A) frost bite
B) water damage
C) floods
D) broken trees
- 3. What slows down a hurricane?
A) snow
B) brick wall
C) land or coldness
D) hot weather
- 4. How do most people get hurt or killed during a hurricane?
A) struck by lighting
B) drowning
C) falling objects
D) hit by wind blown objects
- 5. Where is the calmest part of a hurricane
A) oval
B) outer wall
C) eye
D) inner wall
- 6. What is the best way to protect yourself from a hurricane?
A) call the police
B) Leave from the area
C) go into a shelter
D) go to the smallest room of your house
- 7. A tornado has stronger winds than a hurricane.
A) true
B) false
- 8. Tornadoes are bigger in size than hurricanes.
A) false
B) true
- 9. Hurricanes last longer than tornadoes.
A) false
B) true
- 10. You are outside and the wind is blowing, their is heavy rain,and lighting is flashing. You notice a funnel shaped cloud. What is probably happening?
A) thunder storm
B) a tornado
C) snow storm
D) hurricane
- 11. A large storm is heading in your direction from the ocean. It has been in the news for a week. What type of storm could this be?
A) tornado
B) snow storm
C) hurricane
D) thunder storm
- 12. Winds blowing from the North will usually bring what type of weather to South Carolina?
A) cold
B) wet
C) hot
D) dry
- 13. Meteorologists have been tracking a storm as it moved across the southeast Atlantic Ocean. Radars indicated the storm had winds moving faster than 119 miles per hour. A warning was issued that it would reach landfall in 24 hrs. When the storm made landfall it brought dangerous winds, torrential rains, and flooding. What type of storm was it?
A) thunder storm
B) tornado
C) hurricane
D) tsunami
- 14. Dan wants to know what the average monthly rainfall is for his hometown. He plans to collect data on the amount of rain for one whole month. Which of the following instruments should Dan use to collect his data?
A) anemometer
B) rain gauge
C) wind vane
D) thermometer
- 15. Sally is swimming in an outdoor pool. She hears thunder. What is the safest thing for Sally to do?
A) Stay in the water
B) Dry off and stand by the water
C) Go into a building
D) Stand under a tree
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