Wild Weather Comprehension

What is a thunderstorm?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What kind of storms have lightning?

• Hurricanes

• Thunderstorms

• Blizzards

• Tornadoes

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How can a bolt of lightning be very dangerous? Use your book to find an example.

Check all the ways that tornadoes can cause damage.

• They can lift heavy trucks into the air.

• They can cause a flood in homes.

• They can destroy houses by blowing away their roofs.

• They can destroy buildings

What storm does the text say is the biggest storm of all?

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

When do hurricanes happen?

• early fall and spring

• summer and winter

• early fall and winter

• summer and early fall

Hurricane winds can blow at speeds between_______.

• 20 and 50 miles per hour

• 100 and 500 miles per hour

• 74 and 200 miles per hour

• 65 and 120 miles per hour

What is a blizzard?

• A huge winter snowstorm.

• A warm-weather storm.

• A thunderstorm.

• A lightning storm.

Name 1 way that people were affected by the blizzard in 2007.

Which of the following is NOT a way to stay safe during a storm.

• Stay away from windows

• Go outside to find help.

• Stay away from downed power lines

• Keep bottled water and flashlights near.