Twisters and Other Terrible Storms~Ch. 4

In the United States, thunderstorms happen most often in __________________.

• winter

• fall

• spring and summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What happens if drops of water inside a cloud get too heavy for the wind to carry?

• The clouds get really big.

• The drops fall to the ground and that's rain!

• The drops bump into each other and cause thunder.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Electricity is created inside a storm cloud and causes a spark called _________________________.

• thunder

• hail

• wind

• lightning

Lightning can jump from______________________.

• place to place inside the cloud

• one cloud to another

• a cloud to the ground

• all of these are correct

What does expand mean?

• to get hot

• to spread out in all directions

• to explode

• to rain really hard

You almost always see lightning before you hear thunder.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Sometimes the water from a storm cloud falls as chunks of ice called______________.

• water

• ice chunks

• hail or hailstones

• clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How long do most thunderstorms last?

• 2 hours

• 15 minutes

• 1 hour

• 20 minutes to an hour

It is ok to swim or take a bath during a thunderstorm.

• True

• False

Go indoors! Your home is one of the safest places for you to be during a storm.

• True

• False