Natural disaster

Most tornadoes form from thunderstorms. You need warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool, dry air from Alaska

• True
• False

Collectively, the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, where tornadoes occur often, are all called

• Tornado towns
• Storm centers
• Tornado Alley
• Cyclone counties

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Where do tornadoes start?

• Over the ocean near the equator
• In the clouds that create blizzards
• In the clouds of severe thunderstorms
• Any time that it rains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The pressure inside a hurricane is _______.

• High
• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.

• Arctic
• Tropical
• Arid
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Where do most hurricanes develop?

• Middle of the United States
• Near the Equator
• Near Canada and Alaska
• Antarctica

What is storm surge?

• Wall of Dust
• Spiraling Winds
• Wall of Water from Hurricane Winds pushing ashore ocean water
• None of the above

What kind of system does it take to make a blizzard?

• High Pressure
• Low pressure
• Cold front
• Warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is NOT a condition that must be present to create a thunderstorm?

• Air must be full of moisture
• Warm air must rise quickly and continue to rise
• Lightning has to set something on fire
• The air in the cloud must stay warmer than the air around it

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What can start a wildfire?

• a campfire
• lightning 
• heat
• all of the above