Thunderstorms are most closely associated with which front?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Weather that can cause property damage and sometimes death is...

• Serious weather

• Mild

• Severe weather

• Unclear weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of storm is pictured here?

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

• Winter storm

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Storms are...

• Natural, violent disturbances of the atmosphere

• Caused by tectonic plates colliding

• Created by high pressure systems

• Natural, calm and pleasant.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or false: Storms are caused by slow, steady changes in air pressure.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud is this?

• Stratus

• Cirro

• Altocumulus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Thunderstorms can bring:

• Heavy precipitation

• Thunder and lightning

• Strong winds

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

You see lightning first, before you hear thunder...

• Because lightning travels slower than the sound of thunder

• Because lightning travels faster than the sound of thunder

• Because of the Doppler effect

• Because magic.

This is a picture of a

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• High pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tornadoes are different from hurricanes because...

• They are short lived

• They are smaller

• They are short lived and smaller

• They have strong winds.