Hurricanes Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6 | Lexile: 1100 | Word Count: 286
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Discussion Questions
  1. What conditions are necessary for a hurricane to form and grow in strength?
  2. How does the Coriolis effect influence the direction of hurricane winds in different hemispheres?
  3. What is the significance of the "eye" and "eyewall" in a hurricane's structure and impact?
  4. Why do hurricanes weaken quickly after making landfall?
Reading Groups - This activity serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to circle the correct answers.