Hello Smarty Pants and welcome to Trusty Trivia Thursday. Today we're caught in the

gust with the formidable forces of nature. Hurricanes. Before we start I want to give a super smarty shout out to Nora in Jefferson City, Missouri.

We're so happy to hear that you love listening to who smarted and and learning new things and that you especially

enjoy adventures in history. Well keep smarting with who's smarted because we've got

both. And now get ready to answer up a storm of questions about hurricanes.

First question, where do hurricanes typically form?

Is it A, over warm ocean waters near the equator,

B in cold Arctic regions, or C in mountainous areas.

Are you going with answer A?

Absolutely correct.

Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters near the equator

where the warm moist air acts as the perfect catalyst for these mighty storms.

Next question, what heats up hurricanes

giving them their immense power?

Is it A, lightning strikes within the storm.

B, the moon's gravitational pull.

Or C, warm ocean waters.

Did you choose see?

Spot on!

The warm ocean waters provide the essential heat energy that fuels hurricanes, ramping up their intensity and power.

Last question, how are hurricanes categorized in terms of intensity?

Is it A, according to the number of lightning strikes they produce,

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