Vocab
Hurricanes
Tornados
Teacher’s
Choice
Hodge
Podge
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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?
a)
b)
c)
d)
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