Topic 6: Lesson 5 Severe Weather & Floods

True or False: Thunderstorms, winter storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes are four types of severe weather storms?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of storm always forms over and pulls energy from a large body of warm water?

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• winter storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following are not used to prevent flooding during storms?

• dams

• boats

• levees

• sandbags

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of storm is associated with the term, "lake effect?"

• hurricanes

• thunderstorms

• tornado

• winter storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

True or False: There is no difference between a watch and a warning?

• True

• False

True or False: Hurricanes are long-lasting storms, existing for a week or more?

• True

• False

True or False: Thunderstorms never cause severe damage to an area?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following storms normally occur during spring and summer with clear, warm weather, but can also heat the air up to 30,000 degrees C with lightning?

• Tornadoes

• Winter storms

• Hurricanes

• Thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following storms can produce large amounts of snowfall due to the "lake effect"?

• Tornadoes

• Winter storms

• Hurricanes

• Thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following storms can stretch more than 600 kilometers across and it may have winds as strong as 320 km/h?

• Tornadoes

• Winter storms

• Hurricanes

• Thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2