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Determine if the statement is true. If it is not, rewrite the italicized part to make it true.

_____________ 5. To people living near the Atlantic Ocean, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes

_____________ 6. Tropical cyclones are large, rotating, high-pressure storms

________________ 7. Tropical cyclones originate over the warm waters of most tropical oceans

______________ 8. Hurricanes are classified according to the Fujita scale

_________________ 9. The minimum wind speed for a Category 1 hurricane is 74 mph (120kph)

________________ 10. The eye of a hurricane is surrounded by a band of strong winds called the eye current.

______________ 11. Hurricane winds can drive a mound of water toward the coast, where it washes over land. This is called a storm surge.

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Let's go through each statement and adjust the ones that are not true:

  1. True. To people living near the Atlantic Ocean, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes.

  2. False. Tropical cyclones are large, rotating, low-pressure storms.

  3. True. Tropical cyclones originate over the warm waters of most tropical oceans.

  4. False. Hurricanes are classified according to the Saffir-Simpson scale.

  5. True. The minimum wind speed for a Category 1 hurricane is 74 mph (120 kph).

  6. False. The eye of a hurricane is surrounded by a band of strong winds called the eye wall.

  7. True. Hurricane winds can drive a mound of water toward the coast, where it washes over land. This is called a storm surge.