Severe Thunderstorms

About what percent of thunderstorms reach the Severe level?

• 10%

• 24.32%

• 32%

• 99.328910740923710471238947089237487238974%

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What conducts electricity?

• Metal and Water

• Teddy Bears

• Rubber

• Cardboard and paper

Staying at higher altitude is safer in a thunderstorm

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How long do severe thunderstorms last on average?

• 20-30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 3 hours

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What cloud Type produces severe thunderstorms?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratocumulus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the minimum wind speed for a severe thunderstorm?

• 58 mph

• 45 mph

• 542 mph

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Can tornadoes also occur during a severe thunderstorm?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What forms cumulonimbus clouds?

• Conduction

• Convection current going upwards

• Radiation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When do these storms normally occur?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

what kind of air makes cumulonimbus clouds

• Hot, humid air

• Cold, humid air

• Hot, dry air

• Cold, dry air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5