Severe Weather Review

Severe weather develops from ____ pressure systems.

• high

• low

• both

• neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these are severe weather? Check all that apply.

• blizzards

• hurricanes

• landslides

• tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When warm moist air at a cold front is pushed rapidly upward into cold air you get ___.

• a snow storm

• a thunderstorm

• a hurricane

• a dust storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Caused by rapid heating of air by a lightning strike.

• Hail

• downdrafts

• thunder

• high winds

Thunderstorms that are larger, last several hours, and may cause tornadoes are called ___.

• Hurricanes

• Supercells

• Derechos

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When are tornadoes the most common?

• spring

• fall

• summer

• winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The strongest tornadoes are ranked as ___ on the Fujita scale.

• F0

• F2

• F5

• F8

Large storms that form over the ocean with wind speeds between 40-73 miles per hour.

• tropical depression

• tropical disturbances

• tropical storms

• all of these are correct

Tropical storms in the Atlantic that have wind speeds higher than 73 miles per hour.

• Typhoons

• Cyclones

• Hurricanes

• Derechos

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which storms are larger - hurricanes or supercells?

• hurricanes

• supercells