Your Name: ____________________________

Hurricane Strike!

Science Worksheet 2

Print out this worksheet so you can fill it out as you go along.

Watch the Weather Channel news flash (on the Castillos’ TV) and look in Storm Track (on the Castillos’ laptop computer) to answer questions 1–3:

1. Where was Hurricane Erin at 8:00 PM on Monday, July 31^st? (Fill in the blanks with latitude and longitude numbers and circle N, S, E, or W for each. If you have a tracking chart, plot the location.)

Latitude:   __ __ . __   N  S  E  W           Longitude:   __ __ . __   N  S  E  W

2. Hurricane Erin is moving at about 15 kilometers per hour and is approximately 600 kilometers away from Florida. If it continues to move at the same speed toward the Florida coast, how many hours will it take before the eye makes landfall?(Circle one.)

6 hours                10 hours              40 hours              412 hours

3.  If Hurricane Erin travels at a speed of 16 kilometers per hour (kph) for 12 hours, 15 kph for 3 hours, and 19 kph for 9 hours, how far will it have traveled in the 24-hour period? (Fill in the blank.)

_______ kilometers

Look in Hurricanes & Tropical Cyclones and Create-a-Cane to answer questions 4–7:

The satellite picture above shows three storms, Hurricane Edouard, Tropical Storm Fran, and Tropical Depression #7. What can you say about these
three storms?

4.  Tropical Depression #7 has stronger winds than Tropical Storm Fran.(Circle one.)

    TRUE                FALSE              Can't tell

5.  What is the highest wind speed possible in Tropical Depression #7? (Circle one.)

          38 kilometers per hour                62 kilometers per hour              100 kilometers per hour              119 kilometers per hour

6. According to the Beaufort Scale, Tropical Storm Fran’s winds are at least strong enough to... (Circle one.)

          Knock down power lines                 Make small leafy trees sway

          Break twigs off trees                        Knock down medium-sized trees

7.  What ingredients were necessary before Tropical Storm Fran (in the picture) could form? (Check all that apply.)

[  ]   Cold sea temperatures

[  ]   Warm sea temperatures of at least 26.5°C or warmer

[  ]   A very dry atmosphere

[  ]   Strong whirling winds

[  ]   A strong jet stream blowing right over the storm area

[  ]   Light winds from similar directions above the storm area

[  ]   Plenty of moisture at low and middle levels of the atmosphere

[  ]   A tropical disturbance or group of tropical thunderstorms

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Have dinner with the Castillo family to answer questions 8–10:

8.  What should every family have to help them find each other if they are separated during an evacuation or emergency? (Circle one.)

A friend or relative in a safe location that everyone can call

A solar-powered portable radio

An evacuation plan

Directions to the nearest emergency shelter

9. What should you do if you see a serious injury or fire during an emergency? (Circle one.)

Call 911            Run away           Wait until the storm passes, then call 911 

10.  Which people usually have to evacuate during a hurricane? (Circle TWO.)

People in mobile homes                      People in the path of tornadoes

People in possible flood zones           People in the high wind area