Super Storms - Comprehension (L8)

What is the article "Super Storms" mainly about?

• the power of big storms

• the danger of hurricanes

• ways to stay safe in a storm

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What causes a storm?

• There is a strong, sudden change in weather.

• Air stops moving and changing.

• Things fall to Earth from outer space.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What sometimes causes fires during thunderstorms?

• lightning strikes

• hailstones crashing together

• loud thunder

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What happens a few seconds after lightning flashes?

• The ground dries up.

• Thunder rumbles.

• Bolts shoot between clouds.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What causes the sound of thunder?

• clouds quickly gathering in one place

• lightning quickly heating the air

• fires crackling where lightning strikes

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Read this sentence from the article.

Hail can be the size of a marble or larger than a baseball.

What detail does this sentence tell you?

• what hail looks like

• how hailstones get tossed up and down

• what damaged crops look like

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which sentence from the article BEST explains how tornadoes can cause problems for people?

• "More than 1,000 tornadoes strike the United States each year."

• "The winds in a tornado can lift cars off the ground and rip houses apart."

• "Thunderstorms sometimes give birth to tornadoes."

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does a tornado watch mean?

• A tornado has passed by.

• A tornado has been seen.

• A tornado may strike soon.

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CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

Look at the diagram to answer the question. Which idea belongs in the empty space? ** Main idea**

• The center of a hurricane is called the eye.

• Hurricanes form over warm water.

• Hurricanes are dangerous.

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What are some effects of a blizzard?

• warm temperatures, high winds, and floods

• low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow

• loud thunder, lightning, and large hailstones

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3