Severe Weather

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

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A severe storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and strong winds

• blizzard

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Small, funnel-shaped storm with very high wind speeds

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is an image of a tornado?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is an image of a hurricane?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2