Journeys.SuperStorms.Comprehension

What is the article "Super Storms" mainly about?

• the power of big storms
• the danger of hurricanes
• ways to stay safe in a storm

What causes a storm?

• Air stops moving and changing.

• Things fall to Earth from outer space.

• There is a strong, sudden changes in weather.

What sometimes causes fires during thunderstorms?

• loud thunder
• lightning strikes
• hailstones crashing together

What happens a few seconds afer lightning flashes?

• Thunder rumbles.
• The ground dries up.
• Bolts shoot between clouds.

What causes the sound of thunder?

• lightning quickly heating up the air
• clouds quickly gathering in one place
• fire crackling where lightning strikes

Read this sentence from the article. "Hail can be the size of a marble or larger than a baseball." What detail does this sentence tell you?

• what hail looks like

• what damaged crops look like

• how hailstones get tossed up and down

Which sentence from the article BEST explains how tornadoes can cause problems for people?

• "Thunderstorms sometimes give birth totornadoes."
• "More than 1,000 tornadoes strike the United States each year."
• "The winds in a tornado can lift cars off the ground and rip houses apart."

What does a tornado watch mean?

• A tornado has passed by.
• A tornado has been seen.
• A tornado may strike soon.

Look at the diagram being shown. Which idea belongs in the empty space?

• Hurricanes are dangerous.

• Hurricances form over warm water.

• The center of a hurricane is called the eye.

What are some effects of a blizzard?

• loud thunder, lightning, and large hailstones

• warm temperatures, high winds, and floods

• low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow