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To people living near the Atlantic Ocean, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes. (Correct as is)
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Tropical cyclones are large, rotating, low-pressure storms.
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Tropical cyclones originate over the warm waters of most tropical oceans. (Correct as is)
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Hurricanes are classified according to the Saffir-Simpson scale.
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The minimum wind speed for a Category 1 hurricane is 74 mph (120 kph). (Correct as is)
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The eye of a hurricane is surrounded by a band of strong winds called the eyewall.
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Hurricane winds can drive a mound of water toward the coast, where it washes over land. This is called a storm surge. (Correct as is)
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
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(Italicized part is hurricanes)
_____________ 6. Tropical cyclones are large, rotating, high-pressure storms
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(italicized part high pressure)
________________ 7. Tropical cyclones originate over the warm waters of most tropical oceans
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(Italicized part is tropical)
______________ 8. Hurricanes are classified according to the Fujita scale
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(Italicized part is Fujita)
_________________ 9. The minimum wind speed for a Category 1 hurricane is 74 mph (120kph)
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(Italicized part is Category 1)
________________ 10. The eye of a hurricane is surrounded by a band of strong winds called the eye current.
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(Italicized part is 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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(Italicized part is storm surge)
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