A ____ is a large, swirling ____ with strong ____ and lots of ____. In other parts of the world, hurricanes are called ____ and ____. The ____ in a hurricane want to travel in a straight line, but the ____ of the ____ curves its path and makes ____ go in ____. Storms start when warm ____ heats the ____ right above it. That makes the air less ____, so it ____. Cooler air rushes in to fill the space left by the rising air molecules. The ____ ____ the air, it rises, and more air rushes in. This is what weather reports refer to as a ____ ____ system. It's sort of like a big vacuum, sucking up air from all around it. The ____ center becomes a well-defined ____. It's always ____, sometimes even sunny inside the eye. The ____ is the area near the eye and it has the ____ ____. It is the most ____ part of the storm. ____ are classified into ____ categories by their wind ____. Once the winds reach ____ mph, it's officially a Category ____ hurricane. The strongest hurricanes are Category 5, with winds over ____ mph. Hurricanes form over the ____ parts of the ocean, in the ____. “The Tropics” refers to the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. It is the area around the ____. Most hurricanes form near ____ coast of ____. Hurricanes push giant ____ called ____ ____ onto shores. The storm surge can cause ____ up to 25 feet deep and can expand for 100 miles. ____ are powered by warm ____ so as soon as they travel over ____ they start to run out of ____ and begin to ____.

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