Bell Ringers

Bell Ringer: What are Hurricanes and How do they Form

How Hurricanes Form

Author and 2020 Kirkus Book Prize finalist Eric Jay Dolin talked about what hurricanes are and how they form.

Description

Author and 2020 Kirkus Book Prize finalist Eric Jay Dolin talked about what hurricanes are and how they form.

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • What are the characteristics of a hurricane?
  • What three things are needed for hurricanes to form?
  • Describe what people in different parts of the world call hurricanes.
  • Describe the amount of energy that hurricanes create.
  • What is the eye of a hurricane?
  • Where do most of the hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean form?

Additional Resources

Participants

    Vocabulary

    • Cape Verde
    • Coriolis Effect
    • Cyclones
    • Eye Of The Hurricane
    • Hurricane
    • Latent Heat Of Condensation
    • Tropical Storm
    • Typhoon
    • Windshear

    Topics

    GeographyScience & Technology

    Grades

    Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity