Severe weather

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail

• thunderstorm
• tornado
• hurricane
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This severe weather involves low temperatures and snow either falling or drifting

• hurricane
• thunderstorm
• tornado
• blizzard

A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:

• hurricane
• tornado
• thunderstorm
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A violently rotating column of air called a _____ when it comes in contact with the ground.

• hurrican
• tornado
• trade wind
• local wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.

• blizzard
• cold front
• tornado 
• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

There are three forms of precipitation: rain, snow and sleet.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In which habitat would we find a toucan?

• Forest

• Ocean

• Tundra

• Rainforest

A habitat is a specific place that an animal lives.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5