Across
- 2. the sun is the _________ that drives the weather machine
- 10. winds that usually blow in one direction
- 12. in one day, a hurricane releases more energy that 500,000 __________
- 14. when storms hit this, they lose their power
- 15. what hurricanes are called in the Eastern Pacific
- 16. most destructive feature of a hurricane
Down
- 1. scale used to rate hurricane strength
- 3. extreme weather event with great damage or loss of lives
- 4. calm part of the hurricane
- 5. when winds speeds reach 74 mph, a hurricane is _______
- 6. a whirlwind picked up these and dropped them on a Mexico town
- 7. warm ocean current
- 8. scientific study of climate and weather patterns
- 9. Category 5 hurricane in 2005 that his Louisiana
- 11. major cash crop in the Caribbean Islands
- 13. when the storm is less than 24 hours away, a hurricane __________ will be issued