Super Storms Comprehension

What is "Super Storms" about?

• the power of big storms

• the danger of hurricanes

• ways to stay safe in a storm

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What causes storms?

• air stops moving and changing

• things fall to Earth from outer space

• there is a strong, sudden change in weather

What causes fires during thunderstorms?

• loud thunder

• lightning strikes

• hailstones crashing together

What happens a few seconds after lightning flashes?

• thunder rumbles

• the ground dries up

• bolts shoot between clouds

Tags

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?

• lightning quickly heating the air

• clouds quickly gathering in one place

• fires crackling where lightning strikes

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

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

What detail does the sentence tell you?

• what hail looks like

• what damaged crops look like

• how hailstones get tossed up and down

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

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

• Thunderstorms sometimes give birth to tornadoes

• More than 1000 tornadoes strike the US each year

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What are some effects of a blizzard?

• loud thunder, lightning, and large hailstones

• warm temperatures, high winds, and floods

• low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3