Hurricanes Quiz by Mehakdeep S

What is the primary cause of a hurricane?

Which scale is commonly used to measure the intensity of hurricanes?

What is the eye of a hurricane?

Which season is considered the peak of hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean?

What is the term for a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of less than 39 mph (63 km/h)?

Which of the following is NOT a category on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

What is the name given to the rotating bands of clouds and thunderstorms that surround the eye of a hurricane?

Which hurricane caused widespread devastation in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005?

What is the term for the process by which a hurricane loses strength and dissipates over land?

Which ocean basin is known for the highest frequency of hurricanes?

What is the minimum wind speed required for a tropical storm to be classified as a hurricane?

Which of the following factors can contribute to the formation and intensification of hurricanes?

What is the term for the calm period that occurs in the center of a hurricane?

Which region of the United States is most susceptible to hurricanes?

Which hurricane caused extensive damage in Puerto Rico and the southeastern United States in 2017?

What is the term for the rotating column of air that extends from the surface to the base of a thunderstorm in a hurricane?

Which hurricane holds the record for the strongest winds ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean?