Severe Weather

Which storm causes more overall damage?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a storm surge?

• When sea levels rise and cause flooding

• When sea levels fall and cause draining

• When sea levels stay the same

• There is no such thing as storm surge

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

All of the following are natural disasters EXCEPT....

• Mudslide

• Breeze

• Tornado

• Flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following DOES NOT cause water damage?

• Tsunami

• Flood

• Hurricane

• Tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which natural disaster has had a greater impact on Florida throughout history?

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Avalanches

• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

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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

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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

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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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A tornado begins as a ___________ cloud that pokes through the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• funnel

• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5