Weather GENERALLY (everything but hurricanes) travels across the U.S. in what direction? - West to East, What is the Coriolis Effect? - Due to the Earths rotation, air appears to bend, How is a hurricanes path impacted by the Coriolis Effect? - The Coriolis Effect causes winds in the Northern Atmosphere to bend at 30 degrees latitude. Hurricanes coming up from the equator travel east to west until the prevailing winds take over., What makes category 5 storms so catastrophic? - damaging winds, storm surges, and flooding leads to long term damage/destruction, Why should you listen to advice to evacuate if a category 5 storm is coming your way? - High winds destroy homes, leave power outages, and destroy roads so you can't escape. Storm surges lead to potential floods of 8-10 feet!, What are some ways you can prepare for a hurricane? Why would you do these things?  - 1. Evacuate to higher ground to avoid flooding. 2. Gather supplies like food, water, clothes because roads will not be available and stores will be closed , After hitting land, hurricanes lose their intensity. Why?  - Hurricanes get their power from warm water. Once on land, they lose their power source. The longer it is on land, the weaker it gets. , How do HURRICANE HUNTER PLANES improve our ability to predict severe weather?  - gives us more accurate data to study, How do SATELLITES and COMPUTER TRACKING improve our ability to predict severe weather? - allows us to make more accurate predictions, allows us to make storm models, How do WATER BOUYS improve our ability to predict severe weather?  - track ocean temperatures and currents. We know about the hurricanes sooner. ,

Hurricane Medusa Test Prep

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