That's not right. Cyclones and typhoons don't happen in the Atlantic. Try again.
That's not right. Hurricanes and typhoons don't happen in the Indian Ocean. Try again.
Yes! Hurricanes are found in the eastern Pacific, typhoons in the northwest Pacific, and cyclones in the southwest Pacific. Continue.
That's not right. Hurricanes and tropical storms occur in the Atlantic in June, but other months have many more. Try again.
That's not right. The chart shows relatively few hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic in July, although they do occur. Try again.
That's not right. There are a lot of hurricanes and tropical storms in August, but another month has more. Try again.
Yes! September is the busiest month of the North Atlantic hurricane season. Continue.
That's not right. There are a lot of hurricanes and tropical storms in October, but another month has more. Try again.
That's not right. There are more June hurricanes and tropical storms in the eastern Pacific than in the Atlantic Basin, but June is not the busiest month. Try again.
That's not right. The chart shows a lot of eastern Pacific hurricanes and tropical storms in July, but they're even more common in another month. Try again.
Yes! August is the busiest month of the eastern Pacific hurricane season. Continue.
That's not right. September is the busiest month for hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic, but not in the eastern Pacific.Try again.
That's not right. The chart shows that October and June average around the same number of hurricanes and tropical storms, but these months are not as busy as July, August, and September.Try again.
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Yes! The average number of hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin is 6.2 and the average number in the Eastern Pacific is 8.7, so 6.2 + 8.7 = 14.9. Continue.
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Yes! Typhoons sometimes happen during February, but there are fewer typhoons in February than at any other time of the year. Continue.
That's not right. April is not a very busy month for typhoons, but some other months are less busy. Try again.
That's not right. June starts out less active than May, but it gets a lot more active toward the end of June. Try again.
That's not right. August is one of the busiest months for typhoons. The question is which month has the fewest typhoons. Try again.
That's not right. September is the busiest month of the Northwest Pacific typhoon season. But the question is which month has the fewest typhoons. Try again.
That's not right. The chart shows hardly any Southern Hemisphere cyclones between May and August. Try again.
That's not right. October and November are active months for cyclones in the North Indian Ocean, but there are not a lot of cyclones at that time in the Southern Hemisphere. Try again.
Yes! December through April is cyclone season in the Southern Indian and Southwest Pacific Oceans. Continue
That's not right. December is an active month for Southern Hemisphere cyclones, but May is not. Try again.
Yes! Hurricane Edouard is strongest because hurricanes are stronger than tropical storms and depressions. Continue.
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Yes! Tropical Depression #7 is weakest because tropical depressions are weaker than tropical storms and hurricanes. Continue.
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Yes! Since Tropical Storm Fran is a tropical storm, it must have 63 to 118 kph (39 to 73 mph or 34 to 63 knot) winds. Continue.
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Yes! The storm on the left is in the Southern Hemisphere because it's rotating clockwise; the storm on the right is in the Northern Hemisphere because it's rotating counterclockwise. Continue.
No, that's not right. The storm on the left is in the Southern Hemisphere because it's rotating clockwise; the storm on the right is in the Northern Hemisphere because it's rotating counterclockwise. Continue.
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Yes! A category 5 hurricane can cause 500 times more damage than a category 1 hurricane. Continue.
Yes! Tropical cyclones are born in the tropics in the areas where the tropical Easterlies are found. Continue.
No, that's not right. Tropical cyclones are born in the tropics in the areas where the tropical Easterlies are found. Continue.
No, that's not right. After they are born, tropical cyclones usually move out of the tropics to get caught by the midlatitude Westerlies. Continue.
Yes! After they are born, tropical cyclones usually move out of the tropics to get caught by the midlatitude Westerlies. Continue.
Yes! Both the low and the high will push hurricane A toward the northeast. Continue.
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Yes! The high's clockwise circulation will probably push hurricane B toward the west. Continue.
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Yes! Tropical cyclones are born in the regions of the tropical Easterlies, so they usually start out moving toward the west because the Easterlies push them that way. Continue.
Yes! Since the Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Hemisphere, tropical cyclones that cross it are usually moving north. Some of these then get caught up in the midlatitude Westerlies and begin moving east or northeast. Continue.
No, that's not right. Since the Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Hemisphere, tropical cyclones that cross it are usually moving north. Some of these then get caught up in the midlatitude Westerlies and begin moving east or northeast. Continue.
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Yes! Tropical cyclones often move parallel to the equator, but it's impossible for them to cross the equator. Continue.
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