Question

hurricanes
hurricanes are the most powerful weather events on earth. cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are all the same, but have different names, depending on where they form. hurricanes produce winds of at least 119 kilometers (74 miles) per hour. they can dump rain at a rate of more than three centimeters (1.2 inches) per hour. hurricanes cause surges in ocean tides that result in a lot of property damage and loss of life. in 2004, hurricane jeanne struck the caribbean nation of haiti, killing more than 3000 people and nearly destroying the coastal city of gonaives. by late 2005, the death toll from hurricane katrina was more than 1,300 and property - damage estimates were more than several billion dollars. to save lives and reduce damage caused by hurricanes, scientists want to better understand hurricanes.

1. what are the most powerful weather events on earth?

what are three different names for the most powerful weather events on earth?

1. what determines which of these names is given to the powerful weather event?
2. how fast are the winds produced by a hurricane?
3. how much rain can be produced by a hurricane?

hurricanes that affect the united states begin over warm, tropical water off the west coast of africa. it is the heat of the water that provides the developing storms energy. in fact, water that is less than 27°c (80°f) does not have enough heat to create a hurricane.

1. fill in the following blanks using the image above: hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are all the same weather phenomenon - we just use different names for these storms in different places. storms that form in the atlantic and northeastern pacific are called _. in the northwestern pacific, the same powerful storms are called _. in the southeastern indian ocean and south of the equator, theyre called _.

Explanation:

1. The text states "Hurricanes are the most powerful weather events on Earth."
2. It also mentions "Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are all the same, but have different names."
3. "depending on where they form" determines the name.
4. "Hurricanes produce winds of at least 119 kilometers (74 miles) per hour."
5. "They can dump rain at a rate of more than three centimeters (1.2 inches) per hour."
6. Storms in the Atlantic and Northeastern Pacific are called hurricanes, in the Northwestern Pacific - typhoons, in the Southeastern Indian Ocean and south of the equator - cyclones.

Answer:

1. Hurricanes
2. Cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons
3. Where they form
4. At least 119 kilometers (74 miles) per hour
5. More than three centimeters (1.2 inches) per hour
6. Hurricanes; typhoons; cyclones