Hurricane Copy Work

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Most weather happens in the
troposphere. The troposphere is the 8
miles of air (roughly 13 kilometers) that is
closest to the earth.
Hot air is lighter than cold air and rises
above cold air.
Near the equator, hot air rises over
tropical waters.
Thunderclouds form over tropical waters
sometimes become hurricanes.
When winds circle, they sometimes form
the eye of a new hurricane.
In a hurricane, winds swirl in a circle
around the storm center called an eye.
Hurricane watch means a hurricane may
strike within the next 36 hours.
Hurricane warning means that within 24
hours, a hurricane is likely to strike.
Hurricane season begins late summer to
early fall.
The earth axis makes the hurricane winds
curve.
In a hurricane eye, it is calm. There is no
winds or rain in the center.
Hurricanes can travel hundreds of miles
each day.
The right front corner of a hurricane is
stronger and called the “dirty side” of a
hurricane.
Winds at the right front corner are circling
toward short and add strength to winds
moving a hurricane forward.
Hurricanes lose strength as they go over
land and become tropical storms.
Storm surge is water that is pushed
forward on land by a hurricane.
Saffir-Simpson scale is used to determine
the category of a hurricane.
Category 1 hurricane has winds of 74 to 95
mph.
Category 2 hurricanes have wind speeds of
96-110 mph.
Category 3 hurricanes have a wind speed
of 111-130 mph.
Category 4 hurricanes have a wind speed
of 131-155 mph.
Category 5 hurricanes have a wind speed
of 155 mph and more.
Eye wall is named for the clouds that
surround the center.
Describe each category of the Saffir-Simpson Scale

1. Category 1 is:

2. Category 2 is:

3. Category 3 is:

4. Category 4 is:

5. Category 5 is:
 Additional Resources:

• Label a hurricane:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/activities.shtml

• Create a hurricane wheel:

http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricanepopup.html

• Aim a Hurricane:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/kids/movncane

Images Used:
• Hurricane Ike image from: http://publicdomainclip-
art.blogspot.com/2008/09/hurricane-ike.html
• Black and white hurricane image from:
http://www.pdclipart.org/displayimage.php?album=151&pos=264