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Step 1. General Hurricane
Questions Worksheet
Purpose: The purpose of this section is to
give you a chance to learn some general
information about hurricanes.
Scoring: This exercise is worth a total of 20
points toward your overall project grade.
Point value awarded to each question is
written in parenthesis next to the question or
definition.
Directions: Use the web sites listed in the Process section of the Webquest to find the
answers to these general hurricane questions. The purpose of this worksheet is to use the
World Wide Web to find out information about hurricanes. Every student should fill out his or
her own worksheet.
Name:_________________________________
Date:__________________
1. What is the definition of a hurricane? (1 point)
2. Define these other hurricane terms: (1 point each)
Eye –
Storm Surge -
Hurricane Season –
Hurricane Warning -
Hurricane Watch –
Typhoon -
Saffir-Simpson Scale –
Hurricane Hunters –
Landfall –
The Eye Wall–
Coastal Flood Warning –
Evacuation Routes –
3.
What are some (provide at least 3) hurricane survival tips? (1 point)
4.
How is a hurricane named? (1 point)
5. What do the different hurricane categories mean? (1 point)
6. What are the different parts of the hurricane? (1 point)
7.
What are some effects of a hurricane? (1 point)
8.
When, how, and why does a hurricane form? (2 points)