Create-A-Cane:
Try to create ideal conditions
for a hurricane by changing the winds, latitude,
moisture, and sea temperature.
3.
Steps of a
hurricane
Description
Wind
speeds
You need to get your score to at least 80.
Record the conditions needed to get 80 points and a
hurricane.
Click BEGIN…
Upper-level Winds
Direction:
Mid Level Winds
Speed:
Direction:
Low-Level Winds
Speed:
Direction:
#2B click “next”
1. The eye of hurricane is
2. The eyewall of a hurricane is
3. The feederbands of a hurricane is
4. Draw and label a hurricane – use colors
#3
1.
2.
Speed:
Atmospheric Layers Middle
Atmospheric Layers Lower
Latitude Range
#4
1.
2.
3.
Sea Temperatures
4.
1. Once you have 80 pts…this triggers a
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4. What two conditions do you need to
start a hurricane from a tropical storm?
1.
2.
3.
“Hurricane hunters” are….and they
collect this information:
A hurricane watch is …
A hurricane warning is…
#7
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
NAT GEO- Forces of Nature: Hurricanes
click on the hurricane symbol from the
icons at the top…
Read slide 1 information…
Go to slide 2- scroll through info…
1. Most Atlantic hurricanes start in…
2. They start there because…
The amount of rain that can be dropped
is ….
A storm surge is…
A storm surge can be ___ tall and
extend for ____
________ out of 10 deaths are caused
by a storm surge
#6
2. What are the best ranges of latitudes
_________
3. What is the best temperature _______
In the northern hemisphere hurricanes
spin…
In the southern hemisphere hurricanes
spin….
Ocean temperature =
Humidity =
Pressure=
Which hurricanes would hit the Gulf of
Mexico, list them
Which hurricanes would affect the
Eastern USA, list them
Show Ms Burroughs you science notebook with
completed work – make sure she can read it!!