Name: WEEK 7

Sequence DAY 4
READ THE PASSAGE   Picture what happens during each stage of a hurricane.

A Storm Is Brewing
When people talk about the seasons, they usually mean winter, spring, summer, and
fall. But did you know there is also a hurricane season? For people living in the United
States, hurricane season starts in June and ends in late November. Although hurricanes
and tropical storms can happen at other times, most storms form during the summer and
fall months.
In early summer, warm temperatures cause the oceans to warm up, especially near
the equator. As water from the ocean evaporates, it carries a lot of heat into the
atmosphere. This usually creates a storm. Sometimes storms will blow away, but some
storms start spinning. They spin faster and faster and become hurricanes.
The winds of a hurricane can grow to be as strong as 200 miles per hour. And as the
hurricane grows, it begins to travel north. The hurricane moves heat away from the warm
part of the ocean in the south into parts of the ocean in the north. As the hurricane does
this, it cools and becomes weaker. Eventually, it disappears.
By November, ocean and air temperatures are too cool for hurricanes to form. But by
June, hurricane season is sure to start all over again.

SKILL PRACTICE   Read each question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.

 1.  When does hurricane season start?  3.  Which one happens after a hurricane forms?
A early spring A It begins moving north.
B June B It moves to warm water.
C November C It starts to spin.
D late summer D It moves cold air into the atmosphere.

 2.  What happens after water evaporates    4.  When does hurricane season end?

in warm oceans? A spring
A A storm is created. B summer
B A hurricane always forms. C June
C The storm disappears. D November
D The hurricane travels north.

STRATEGY PRACTICE   Which step in the way a hurricane forms was easiest to picture in your mind? 

Summarize it.

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