severe weather

Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objectives:
-.
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.

Analyze and
interpret data to
determine the risk
of severe weather
in different
regions.

Use maps to
understand the
patterns scientist
use to predict the
likehood of future
events.

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follow instructions

The students will be able to:

Construct explanations about the factors that cause severe

weather.

Module Changing Earth Surface

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Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Open Ended

Volcanoes that are not associated with plate

Multiple Choice

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the
edge of the Pacific Plate.

• Ring of fire

• Circle of Fire

• Ring of Lava

• Circle of magma

Vocabulary:
Hurricane ,
tornado , flood,
drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the
factors that
cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 140

Multiple Choice

Some weather and climate events can cause major damage, injuries, and death. This is known as

• Minor weather

• Severe weather

Multiple Select

Select all the events that can cause severe weather

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Floods

• Droughts

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 141

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 141

Multiple Choice

What is a ( Hurricane )

• Ef scale

• an intense tropical storm

• Wind

• Rain

Multiple Choice

How much speed is in a hurricane

• 50km/h

• 90km/h

• 20km/h

• 119km/h

Multiple Select

a hurricane can produce which of the following select all the answers

• Strong Winds

• Heavy downpours

• Tornadoes

• Lightning

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 142

Multiple Choice

Scientists monitor hurricanes with satellites, ships, and ocean buoys

• True

• False

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 142

Multiple Choice

The name of the scale used to describe hurricanes.

• saffir-simpson

• seismograph

• telegraph

• richter scale

Multiple Choice

What do scientists use to classify tornadoes?

• wind speed only

• wind speed and damage

• damage only

Multiple Choice

What number shows the least damage?

• category 1

• category 3

• category 4

• category 5

Multiple Choice

What is the strongest category of hurricane?

• Category 5
• Category 10
• Category 1

Vocabulary:
Convergent,
divergent and
transform
boundaries

Module Dynamic Earth - Lesson 3:

Shaping Earth’s Surface

Objective:
Differentiate the
Tectonic Plate
Boundaries.

Student book page 143

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 145

Multiple Choice

What is a storm surge?

• the rise in water level in addition to normal tides as a result of a storm

• the typical height of the high tide

• the total height of water level

• the distance inland from the normal waterline the water floods as a result of a storm

Multiple Choice

What is a tornado?

• my little brother running around the house

• o is a violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground.

• a tall rain cloud

• a hurricane

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 145

Multiple Choice

What causes a tornado

• water and wind

• a tornado and another tornado

• warm air and cold air

• Destroy cars

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 149

Multiple Choice

What is the scale that is used to measure tornadoes damage?

• Mohs Scale

• Enhanced Fujita Scale

• Saffir Simpson Scale

• McDonalds Scale

Multiple Choice

What does the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale measure?

• Tornado wind speed
• Width of tornado vortex
• Height of vortex
• Damage caused

Multiple Choice

How are Tornados formed?

• When a thunderstorm travels across the ocean.

• When warm air mixes with colder air.

• When a Twister finds farm animals.

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 149

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 149

Multiple Choice

If you're outside with no shelter, where is the safest place to be during a tornado?

• Under a bridge or overpass.

• Hug a tree.

• Laying flat in a ditch while covering your head.

• Find a vehicle and get in it. Stay low and cover your head.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of a person that studies the weather?

• Weather watcher

• Storm Chaser

• Meteorologist

• Tornado warning

Multiple Choice

How long can tornadoes last?

• 24 hours

• 1 week

• A few seconds to an hour

• 5 hours

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Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 149

Open Ended

Explain the differences between hurricanes and tornadoes

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Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Hurricane or Tornado

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Lesson 2:
Severe Weather Risks

Objectives:
-.
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.

Analyze and
interpret data to
determine the risk
of severe weather
in different
regions.

Use maps to
understand the
patterns scientist
use to predict the
likehood of future
events.

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 152

Multiple Select

An overflowing of a large amount of water on the dry land is called...

• Storm

• Tornado

• Flood

Multiple Choice

Floods are caused by ______ rains

• hard

• heavy

• harm

• cloudy

Multiple Choice

Floods are caused by heavy rains and river ______.

• lakes

• bridges

• flows

• overflows

Multiple Choice

A drought is ....

• Very high rainfall

• a period of above average precipitation in a certain region

• a period of below average rain in a certain region

• a desert

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 152

Multiple Choice

--- happens during heavy rains, when rivers overflow or when snow melts.

• natural disaster

• hurricane

• tornado

• flash floods

Multiple Choice

Why do floods happen?

• There is too much water on earth.

• If too much rain falls too quickly the ground becomes completely covered in water. The longer the rain falls, the higher the water will rise.

• Water can not be controlled.

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 153

Multiple Choice

Rivers and streams are dynamic systems. They change as the amount of water entering the system changess. A flood happens when too much water enters the system.

• True

• False

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 154

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 154

Open Ended

Write as many (6) Factors that Cause Floods and explain one in detail

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 155

Multiple Choice

Droughts are caused by _______ pressure systems

• High
• Low

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 155

Multiple Choice

Droughts can occur during every month of the year. However, they are more common in summer because many places receive most of their precipitation then

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

In summer, droughts are often associated with

• floods

• heat waves

• hurricans

• tornadoes

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 155

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 156

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 156

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 156

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 158

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 158

Multiple Choice

Name the natural disaster

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Wildfire

• Landslide

Open Ended

Write down as many drought hazards you can remember

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 160

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 160

Multiple Choice

Technology ranging from weather balloons to radar is used to help forecast and predict severe weather

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Scientists analyze weather patterns to predict where and when severe weather will occur. Some severe weather forecasts may be given days, hours, or even minutes before the actual event.

• True

• False

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 162

Open Ended

Tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and droughts are all dangerous weather events. In many cases, the best way to reduce the effects of severe weather is to do what

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 160

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 162

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 152

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 164

Vocabulary:
Hurricane , tornado ,
flood, drought,
predicting severe
weather

Module Changing Earth- Lesson 3:

Severe Weather Risks

Objective:
Construct
explanations
about the factors
that cause severe
weather.
.

Student book page 165