Hurricanes
Use the Internet web site FEMA for Kids: Hurricanes to find
information about hurricanes.
Look under the listed topic for answers to the questions.
Printable Worksheet – PDF file
Worksheet for Keyboarding Use –
Main Page:
1. What are hurricanes?
2. Where do hurricanes form?
3. Which direction do
the winds rotate in a hurricane?
4. Hurricanes have winds of how many miles per
hour?
5. Winds rotate around the center of a
hurricane. What is this center called?
History:
6. What areas of the US did Hurricane Gilbert
hit?
7. Which state did Hurricane Floyd hit hardest?
8. What category strength was Camille?
9. Which was the most expensive hurricane in US
history?
10. When did Celia hit Texas?
11. How many people died from Hurricane Carla?
12. How strong were the winds of Betsy?
Hurricane
Hunters:
13. Hurricane Hunters are a part of which armed
force (navy, army, etc.)?
14. How many crewmembers are on the plane?
15. What is a dropsonde?
16. Facts are radioed back about what 4 details
inside the storm?
Classification:
17. When is hurricane season?
18. What is the strongest hurricane?
19. How high are the winds in a Category 3 hurricane?
20. Who names hurricanes?
21. A hurricane can hit within how many hours during
a hurricane warning?
Names:
22. When were both men and women’s names used?
23. Which letters have no names?
24. What languages are used for Atlantic hurricanes?
25. Lists are repeated every how many years?
6-Year List:
26. How many names are on each list?
27. What is the 5th name for the 2005
list?
28. What is the 6th name for 2003?
29. What is the 10th name for 2006?
30. What is the last name on the list for 2004?