Hurricane Scavenger Hunt
1. What is a hurricane?
http://www.ngkids.co.uk/science-and-nature/Hurricanes#
2. How does a hurricane form?
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm
3. Where do hurricanes form?
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm
4. What are other names for hurricanes?
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/cyclone.html
5. Hurricanes are classified by their ___________. The scale used to classify Hurricanes is called the
_________________________
_______________________________.
Winds for Category 1:
Winds for Category 2:
Winds for Category 3:
Winds for Category 4:
Winds for Category 5:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
6. When is hurricane season?
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF8#safe=strict&q=when+is+hurricane+season
7. What were the last 5 hurricanes to make landfall in N.C?
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e.
http://climate.ncsu.edu/climate/hurricanes/landfalling.php?state=NC
8. What was the most powerful hurricane on record?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151023-patricia-hurricane-strongest-history-weather-atmosphere/
Watch the following video and record two interesting facts about hurricanes that you learn:
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10.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/hurricanes-101