Chapter 11: Hurricanes in the Caribbean

2. What stage is a hurricane at when the storm begins circling? Tropical __________.
4. effect Earth's rotatioin causes the wind current ot move in a curving pattern that is known as what?
9. What stage is a hurricane at when moist air is rising, thunderclouds are developing, there is rain and incoming warm air? Tropical __________.
11. What rained down on the town of Villa Angel Flores in Mexico?
13. weather Severe or unusual weather conditions, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards.
15. The word hurricane comes from the language of a small group of Native Americans, who was the group?

1. What stage is a hurricane at when winds are greater than 39 mph but less than 74 mph, descending cool air, and incoming warm moist air? Tropical _______.
3. What scale do meteorlogists use to rate the strength of a hurricane?
4. The steady movement of water or air due to convection.
5. Which hurricane was it that slammed into the Caribbean island of Grenada on September 7, 2004?
6. Study of climate and weather.
7. What's another name for tropical cyclone in the Caribbean area?
8. What stage is a hurricane at when winds are greater than 74 mph and rainbands? Tropical ________.
10. The movement, or transfer, of heat through a gas or liquid.
12. disaster Great destruction or loss of life caused by natural forces rather than by human actions.
14. Niño This type of event can change weather patterns all of the world.