severe weather

A ________________ is an intense storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Electricity may flow within the cloud also flow between the cloud and the ground. These electrical currents are _________________.

• thunder

• particles

• lightning

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

When lightning moves through the air, the air gets very hot. The hot air expands rapidly. As it expands, it makes the air vibrate. These vibrations release energy in the form of sound waves called ______________.

• thunder

• particles

• lightning

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A _________ can from when a rapidly spinning column of low pressure air, called a funnel cloud touches the ground.

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flooding

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Most hurricanes

• cannot be seen from space

• cross exposed land

• become dangerous category 5 storms

• lose their power when they move into cooler waters or moves over land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The calm area in the center of a hurricane is called the _____.

• draft

• funnel

• eye

• squall

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes can produce tornadoes

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

About 75% of the world's tornadoes happen in the United States during Springs and early Summer when cold, dry from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This relatively flat part of the country is known as ________________.

• Tornado Paradise

• Thunderstorm Lane

• Tornado Alley

• Hurricane Row

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are thunderstorms?

• a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail
• a storm that can be the same as thunderstorms, but even more dangerous
• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
• a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5