Severe Weather

Olivia was watching the sky turn dark as strong winds began to blow, heavy rain poured down, and flashes of lightning lit up the sky followed by loud thunder. What kind of intense storm was Olivia experiencing?

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

One evening, Oliver watched a thunderstorm from his window. He noticed bright flashes in the sky and wondered about the electricity that seemed to flow within the clouds and sometimes between the clouds and the ground. These electrical currents are _________________.

• thunder

• particles

• lightning

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

One evening, Elijah was watching a thunderstorm from his window. He noticed that after each flash of lightning, he would hear a loud sound. When lightning moves through the air, the air gets very hot. The hot air expands rapidly. As it expands, it makes the air vibrate. These vibrations release energy in the form of sound waves called ______________.

• thunder

• particles

• lightning

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

While watching a weather report, Maya hears about a rapidly spinning column of low pressure air, called a funnel cloud, that has just touched the ground near her town. This means a _________ can form.

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

While watching a thunderstorm, Ava noticed a strange cloud formation poking through the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud. She wondered what type of cloud this was, as it signaled the beginning of a tornado. A tornado begins as a ___________ cloud that pokes through the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• funnel

• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Charlotte is watching the news and hears about a large, rotating low-pressure system that has formed over the warm waters of the ocean near the equator. What is this weather phenomenon called?

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During a summer storm, Kai notices a bright flash in the sky followed by a loud sound. Lightning heats the air so much that the air expands. The sound created by the sudden expansion and contraction is called _______________________.

• expansion

• thunder

• radar

• lightning

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Aiden is watching a weather report about hurricanes. The meteorologist explains what usually happens to hurricanes when they move into cooler waters or over land. What is most likely to happen to hurricanes in this situation?

• cannot be seen from space

• cross exposed land

• become dangerous category 5 storms

• lose their power when they move into cooler waters or moves over land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

While watching the weather forecast, Anika learns that winds are expected to pick up because air will flow from a high pressure area into a ____.

• region of intense moisture

• cold front

• low pressure area

• storm that is already in progress

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

While watching the weather forecast, Avery notices that thunderstorms are predicted to occur as a cold front moves through her area. Do thunderstorms form along a cold front?

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5