Severe Weather and Floods

During which type of storm should you board up windows in your house and move further inland if you are near the coast?

• blizzard

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where would a hurricane most likely form?

• over cool arctic waters

• over warm tropical waters

• over the frozen artic tundra

• over a tropical rainforest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather storm is most associated with funnel clouds and high-speed winds?

• hurricanes

• blizzards

• thunderstorms

• tornadoes

This report came on the news. What type of storm is being described?

"There are reports that the winds have exceeded 200 miles per hour and is now in the Gulf Coast just off the shores of Louisiana."

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which effect would occur during a thunderstorm?

• heavy rains and lightning

• hurricanes and strong winds

• high winds and little rain

• light winds and heavy rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of these threats could be the most dangerous during a thunderstorm?

• the noise level of the thunder can damage your hearing

• televisions and computers can be struck by lightning

• lightning is dangerous to watch and can damage your eyesight

• lightning can cause fires, and heavy rain can cause flooding

What is a drought?

• The measure of how dry an area of land is

• When the conditions are drier than normal

• when the temperature is higher than normal

• when the precipitation levels are higher than normal

What causes droughts?

• People using too much water

• Precipitation levels being substantially low

• High precipitation levels

What types of damage can be caused by drought?

• Habitat loss

• Neighbourhood water supplies shortened

• Shortage of food supply

• More precipitation build up in other nearing locations

A blizzard is sustained for a long period of time.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2