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HurricanesCharlie TanisMrs. Fisher
Grade 5
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What is a hurricane?
Hurricanes are the biggest and most dangerous storms on earth. When rain falls and the wind blows more then 74 miles per hour we have a hurricane. Hurricanes bring big waves, strong winds, and heavy rain.
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How does it form?The ocean temperature needs to be at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The warm humid air collides with colder air above it. Then many thunderstorms come together in a spinning circle.
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How does it relate to the five themes?
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Where do they happen?(Place/Region)
Hurricanes happen over warm ocean waters around the equator in the Caribbean sea.
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Where was the worst one recorded?
(Location)
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina killed more than 1,800 people. It slammed into the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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How does it affect transportation?
(Movement)Hurricanes cause boats to sink and cars and trucks are thrown. They also cause major flooding.
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What affect does it have on people and
how they interact with the environment?
(Human/Environment Interaction)
Powerful winds can rip off roofs, topple trees and power poles, and turn anything that is loose into a weapon of
destruction. It could leave people with no food, water and no electricity, storms leave people homeless.
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Interesting fact #2Hurricanes rarely strike New England.
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What are 3 interesting facts about hurricanes?
Interesting Fact #1Most hurricanes happen in August, September, and October.
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Interesting fact #3
Hurricanes hunters use an instrument called a dropsonde to collect data.
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Work Cited…
Ryback, Carol. hurricanes. Pleasantville: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2009. Print.
Galiano, Dean. Hurricanes. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2000. Print
“Hurricanes” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com March 17, 2015
How Do Hurricanes, Form?” The World Almanac for kids online. Infobase Learning. Web. 17 Mar. 2015