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Which ocean(s) do hurricanes form in?
Which ocean(s) do hurricanes form in?
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Gulf of Mexico
- All of the above (correct)
What is the minimum sustained wind speed required for a storm to be classified as a hurricane?
What is the minimum sustained wind speed required for a storm to be classified as a hurricane?
- 50 mph
- 120 mph
- 74 mph (correct)
- 100 mph
When is the hurricane season in the United States?
When is the hurricane season in the United States?
- January 1st to June 30th
- June 1st to November 30th (correct)
- March 1st to August 31st
- September 1st to December 31st
What causes the formation of hurricanes?
What causes the formation of hurricanes?
What wind speed is associated with a Category 5 hurricane?
What wind speed is associated with a Category 5 hurricane?
What is the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
What is the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
What was the deadliest hurricane in the United States history?
What was the deadliest hurricane in the United States history?
Which of the following is a potential effect of a Category 5 hurricane?
Which of the following is a potential effect of a Category 5 hurricane?
What is the main factor that fuels the growth and intensity of hurricanes?
What is the main factor that fuels the growth and intensity of hurricanes?
Which hurricane caused the highest total damage in terms of equivalent 2020 value?
Which hurricane caused the highest total damage in terms of equivalent 2020 value?
What is the minimum wind speed required for a tropical storm to be classified as a hurricane?
What is the minimum wind speed required for a tropical storm to be classified as a hurricane?
Which storm caused seven deaths and $1.3 billion worth of damage?
Which storm caused seven deaths and $1.3 billion worth of damage?
Where do hurricanes typically form in the Atlantic Ocean before moving towards the United States?
Where do hurricanes typically form in the Atlantic Ocean before moving towards the United States?
What is the term used to describe the movement of hurricanes away from the coast?
What is the term used to describe the movement of hurricanes away from the coast?
What can push a hurricane further west, potentially causing it to make landfall?
What can push a hurricane further west, potentially causing it to make landfall?
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