chipmunk

What is a storm in called in the Pacific Ocean with winds of more than 74 miles per hour?
1) typhoon
2) hurricane
3) twister
4) monsoon
5) occluded front

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From the MSN Encarta Premium Dictionary online:

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/typhoon.html
ty·phoon [ tī fn ] (plural ty·phoons)
noun
meteorology tropical storm: a violent tropical storm in the western Pacific and Indian oceans

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/hurricane.html
hur·ri·cane [ húrri kàyn ] (plural hur·ri·canes)
noun
1. meteorology severe storm: a severe tropical storm with torrential rain and winds above 119 km (74 mi) per hour. Hurricanes originate in areas of low pressure in equatorial regions of the Atlantic or Caribbean, then strengthen, traveling northwest, north, or northeast.

Since the question specifies the Pacific, I would say the answer would have to be typhoon, wouldn't it???

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Beth

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richd97

But, these storms are called hurricanes in the Eatern Pacific, so it could be either answer.

chipmunk

Hurricanes have winds at least 74 miles per hour. ... Remember, there can be more
than one hurricane at a time and without naming them, ...
www.albany.edu/~jd4226/project2/facts.html