Wild Weather

What is weather?

• the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
• sunshine and rain
• how hot or cold it is
• severe weather

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

• hurricane
• tornado
• thunderstorm
• blizzard

A severe storm that involves high winds and forms over water is:

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail

• thunderstorm
• tornado
• hurricane
• blizzard

Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?

• they are larger
• they last longer
• also associated with flooding and strong rains
• all of the above

These can be produced by thunderstorms

• stationary fronts
• tornadoes
• volcanoes
• tsunamis

Tornadoes occur along a what kind of front?

• cold front
• warm front
• loving front
• back and front

What is the center of hurricane called?  

• Nose
• Eye
• Super Center
• Cell

Long periods of rain can cause a...

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

• Drought

• Flood

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which sequence of storm stages is in the correct order?

• tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, hurricane

• tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane

• tropical storm, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, hurricane