severe weather

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

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

name this front

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

name this front

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which number illustrates Condensation?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What role do oceans play in hurricane formation?

• they provide cool, dense water
• warm water supplies energy to hurricanes
• warm ocean water slows hurricane formation
• cold ocean water supplies energy to hurricanes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a storm surge?

• the rise in water level in addition to normal tides as a result of a storm

• the typical height of the high tide

• the total height of water level

• the distance inland from the normal waterline the water floods as a result of a storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How are hurricanes classified?

• by forward speed

• by amount of rain

• by area they cover

• by wind speed

When do hurricanes usually develop?

• January through April
• September through October
• June through November
• January through June

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5