Severe Weather

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

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A __________ a funnel-shaped cloud that comes from a storm cloud with winds spinning at very high speeds.

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Go inside immediately and find a safe place away from windows.

Go to the lowest place possible: basements are best.

If you cannot find shelter, lie flat in a ditch.

Do not stay in your car.

These a safety tips for which type of severe weather?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A large storm that forms over warm ocean water with very strong winds that blow in a circular pattern around the center, or eye, of the storm.

What is the name of this storm?

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When those winds reach more than _______ miles per hour, a hurricane forms.

• 7

• 17

• 70

• 74

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

True or False:

Hurricanes can last for weeks at a time and travel thousands of miles

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Select 3 of the following:

What are the effects of a hurricane?

• Extremely strong winds (enough to blow down trees, power lines, and even buildings)

• Heavy rains (enough to cause high flooding)

• Very high waves (enough to come on land)

• When it touches the ground it destroys everything in its path

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Select the 3 correct answers:

During a hurricane you should _________

• Stay near the windows

• Board up your windows

• Stay away from windows

• Move farther inland if you are located near the coast.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

True or False

The basic ingredients used to make a thunderstorm are moisture, unstable air and lift.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5