Severe Weather: Hurricanes and Tornadoes Lesson

Severe Weather Review

Open Ended

What can you do to prepare for a hurricane?

Multiple Choice

True or false? Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What causes thunder?

• A loud clap in the sky

• Heat from lightning pushes air away from a lightning bolt

Open Ended

How can you stay safe during a thunderstorm?

Multiple Choice

How does a tornado form?

• The thunderstorm pattern is scattered, disorganized and random then the clouds swirl

• The thunderstorm pattern is more organized. Warm air rises and becomes cool, and causes the clouds to begin to swirl

Multiple Select

How can you stay safe during a tornado? Select all that apply.

• go outside

• get into a bathtub and sit low

• go into an underground emergency shelter

• stand by a window and watch the tornado

Open Ended

How can you stay safe during a blizzard?

Open Ended

Is it safe to go into flood waters? Why or why not?

Multiple Select

How can you stay safe during a flood? Choose all that apply.

• Emergency kit

• Stay inside as long as it's safe

• Emergency flood shelter