Storms

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail

• thunderstorm
• tornado
• hurricane
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tornadoes start as a what kind of cloud?

• funnel
• Cumulonimbus
• hair
• tall

Precipitation is water that falls from clouds.

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Select all forms of precipitation.

• rain

• fog

• sleet

• hail

• snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What kind of weather makes a tornado?

• windy

• thunderstorms

• rainy

• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5