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  • What is the minimum wind speed required for a tropical storm to be classified as a hurricane?

    74 mph

  • What is the most common month for hurricanes to occur in the Atlantic Basin?

    September

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Louisiana in 2008?

    Hurricane Gustav

  • What is the name of the hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005?

    Hurricane Katrina

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Dominican Republic in 2020?

    Hurricane Isaias

  • What is the term used to describe the calm center of a hurricane?

    Eye

  • What is the deadliest hurricane in US history?

    Galveston Hurricane of 1900

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Florida in 2004?

    Hurricane Charley

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Nicaragua in 2020?

    Hurricane Eta

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Philippines in 2013?

    Typhoon Haiyan

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005?

    Hurricane Katrina

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Louisiana in 2020?

    Hurricane Laura

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Florida in 1992?

    Hurricane Andrew

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Mexico in 2018?

    Hurricane Willa

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Bahamas in 2019?

    Hurricane Dorian

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Azores in 2019?

    Hurricane Lorenzo

  • What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?

    Location

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Puerto Rico in 2017?

    Hurricane Maria

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Bermuda in 2014?

    Hurricane Gonzalo

  • What is the most active month for hurricanes in the Atlantic basin?

    September

  • What is the term for the total amount of energy released by a hurricane over its lifetime?

    Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE)

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Fiji in 2016?

    Tropical Cyclone Winston

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Caribbean in 2017?

    Hurricane Irma

  • Which of these factors does not contribute to the formation of a hurricane?

    Polar air masses

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Cuba in 2017?

    Hurricane Irma

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Bermuda in 2014?

    Hurricane Gonzalo

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas in 1900?

    The Great Galveston Hurricane

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005?

    Hurricane Rita

  • What is the eye of a hurricane?

    A calm, low-pressure center of the storm

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Florida in 2021?

    Hurricane Elsa

  • Which of these meteorological instruments is not used to measure hurricane characteristics?

    Barograph

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Haiti in 2016?

    Hurricane Matthew

  • What is the name of the scale used to measure hurricane intensity?

    Saffir-Simpson

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit North Carolina in 2018?

    Hurricane Florence

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Bahamas in 2019?

    Hurricane Dorian

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Samoa in 2020?

    Tropical Cyclone Wasi

  • What is the term for the upward motion of air in a hurricane?

    Vertical ascent

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit New York City in 2012?

    Hurricane Sandy

  • What is the term for the large-scale wind pattern that steers hurricanes westward across the Atlantic Ocean?

    Trade winds

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit India in 2020?

    Cyclone Amphan

  • Which of these satellite instruments is used to monitor hurricanes from space?

    Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Texas in 2017?

    Hurricane Harvey

  • What is the name of the organization responsible for naming hurricanes in the Atlantic basin?

    National Hurricane Center

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Tonga in 2018?

    Cyclone Gita

  • Which part of a hurricane contains the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall?

    Eyewall

  • Which of these organizations is responsible for issuing hurricane forecasts and warnings in the United States?

    National Hurricane Center (NHC)

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Mozambique in 2019?

    Cyclone Idai

  • Which of these weather phenomena can enhance the development of a hurricane?

    Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)

  • What is the maximum category on the Saffir-Simpson Scale?

    Category 5

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Honduras in 2020?

    Hurricane Eta

  • In which ocean do hurricanes not form?

    South Atlantic Ocean

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit New Orleans in 2005?

    Hurricane Katrina

  • Which of these factors can cause a hurricane to stall or meander?

    Weak steering currents

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the Dominican Republic in 2017?

    Hurricane Maria

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Vanuatu in 2015?

    Cyclone Pam

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Madagascar in 2020?

    Tropical Cyclone Chalane

  • What is the most common cause of death during a hurricane?

    Drowning

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit the United States in 2011?

    Hurricane Irene

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Jamaica in 1988?

    Hurricane Gilbert

  • Which of these factors can increase the risk of flooding during a hurricane?

    Slow forward speed

  • What is the main cause of damage during a hurricane?

    Storm surge

  • What is the term for the horizontal movement of air in a hurricane?

    Advection

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Louisiana in 2021?

    Hurricane Ida

  • Which scale is used to categorize hurricanes based on their intensity?

    Saffir-Simpson Scale

  • Which of these weather systems can develop into a hurricane?

    Tropical wave

  • Which of these factors can weaken or dissipate a hurricane?

    Interaction with land

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Mexico in 2021?

    Hurricane Grace

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Texas in 2021?

    Hurricane Nicholas

  • What is the name given to hurricanes in the Western Pacific region?

    Typhoons

  • What is the name of the hurricane that hit Jamaica in 2020?

    Hurricane Zeta

  • Which of these factors can influence the track of a hurricane?

    High-pressure systems

  • What is the term for the clockwise rotation of winds around a high-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere?

    Anticyclonic flow

  • Which of these is not a stage in the development of a hurricane?

    Tropical depression

  • Which of the following is NOT a category on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

    Category 6

  • What is the name of the scale used to measure the intensity of hurricanes?

    Saffir-Simpson Scale

  • What is the name of the phenomenon that causes hurricanes to spin in different directions depending on their location?

    Coriolis effect

  • What is the term for the change in direction of a hurricane's path due to the Earth's rotation?

    Coriolis effect

  • How long does an average hurricane last?

    9 days

  • What is the term for the rapid intensification of a hurricane?

    Bombogenesis

  • Which country has the highest frequency of hurricanes making landfall?

    United States

  • What is the term for the difference in air pressure between the center of a hurricane and its surroundings?

    Pressure gradient

  • Which of these cloud types is typically associated with the outer bands of a hurricane?

    Cumulonimbus

  • What is the term for the calm, central area of a hurricane?

    Eye

  • What is the primary source of energy that powers a hurricane?

    Warm ocean water

  • What is the term for the maximum potential intensity of a hurricane based on sea surface temperature and atmospheric conditions?

    Maximum Potential Intensity (MPI)
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