Name: Hurricane Hunters!

Part ONE: National Geographic - Forces of Nature

1. 
   Go to the website, http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/forces-of-nature/?section=h
   
2. 
   Click on this icon. Make sure you are in the HURRICANES tab. (This is the teal section.)
   
3. 
   When the pop-up comes up, click “I’ll register later”.
   
4. 
   If it makes you log in use – email: woodcreekscience@gmail.com password: password14
   
5. 
   Read tabs 1 through 7 and answer the following questions.
   
6. 
   Questions for FORCES OF NATURE:
   
   1. 
      What are the three different names for the big ocean storm and where in the world are they located?
      

________________________ formed in _____________________________________________________

2. 
   How many tropical disturbances form each year? _______________________________
   
3. 
   What percentage of tropical disturbances leads to hurricanes each year? ____________
   
4. 
   How do Atlantic Ocean hurricanes form?
   

5. 
   When tropical disturbances grow from the warm water, they become _________________ _______________________ and their top wind speeds are __________________.
   
6. 
   The center of a hurricane has (low/high) pressure.
   
7. 
   A storm is not called a hurricane until the winds reach a speed of __________ or more.
   
8. 
   Name and describe the three main parts of the hurricane.
   

   Part of Hurricane	Description
   Eye:
   Eyewall:
   Rainbands:

9. 
   How wide is the center of the hurricane? ________________________
   
10. 
    Storms spin _______________________________ in the Northern Hemisphere and ________________________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
    
11. 
    What effects do hurricanes create when they move onto land?
    

12. 
    How are storm surge and tsunami different?
    

13. 
    What percentage of hurricane deaths are caused by storm surges? __________________
    
14. 
    What scale is used to rate a hurricane’s intensity? _______________________________
    
15. 
    Which category has wind speeds between 111-130mph? __________________________
    
16. 
    Which category will the storm surge rise 4 – 5 feet? ______________________________
    
17. 
    More than ____________ people drowned in 1900 when a _______ foot storm surge hit ______________________, Texas.
    
18. 
    How do “hurricane hunters” gather data about the storms?
    

19. 
    What is the difference between hurricane watch and a hurricane warning?
    

20. 
    Why is it important to know about hurricanes?
    

1. 
   Go to the following link http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/ready.php
   
2. 
   Name four things that should be in a hurricane disaster supply kit.
   

3. 
   List four things from your house you would put in your hurricane disaster supply kit.
   

1. 
   Go to the following link http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/hurricanes/
   
2. 
   LOGIN: username and password are BOTH  katyisd
   
3. 
   Answer the following multiple choice questions.
   

Part FOUR:

1. 
   Go to the following link: http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/hurricane2.html
   
2. 
   Read the page and answer questions below.
   
   1. 
      What are the basic ingredients needed for weather?
      
   2. 
      Which way does a hurricane rotate? ____________________________________________
      
   3. 
      What is the #1 thing a hurricane needs to form? __________________________________
      
   4. 
      Hurricane season in the North Atlantic is from ___________________ to __________________________.
      
   5. 
      When high tide happens at the same time as a storm surge, the combination of the two is called ________________ __________________________.
      

1. 
   Go to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/games/canelab.htm
   
2. 
   Manipulate the variables to try to create a hurricane!
   
3. 
   Once you create a hurricane answer the questions that follow.
   
4. 
   Answer the questions below.
   
   1. 
      What 4 variables do you have to manipulate to form a hurricane?
      

2. 
   What is the most favorable range of latitudes for Atlantic Hurricane Formation? ________________________________________
   
3. 
   True or False – You need very high wind shear and low moisture for a hurricane to form.
   

1. 
   Go to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/games/movncane.htm
   
2. 
   Practice making a hurricane.