severe weather

How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane?

• Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water

• Tornadoes form under low pressure, while hurricanes form under high pressure

Which type of severe event is most likely to occur when a cold front moves in behind warm, moist air?

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

• Tornado

What storm is a funnel shaped cloud?

• tornado
• hurricane
• thunderstorm

Which storm forms over water?

• tornado
• hurricane
• thunderstorm

During a _________ you should lay low in a ditch if you can't seek shelter inside.

• tornado
• hurricane
• thunderstorm

What is a storm that contains high wind speeds and devastation and looks like a spiral?

• thunderstorms

• severe thunderstorms

• tornadoes

Most of the damage done by a hurricane is the result of _____

• water

• wind

This is the large electrical discharge during a thunderstorm, caused by static electricity.

• thunder

• lightning

_______ are the storms that create the strongest winds possible on Earth.

• Blizzards

• Thunderstorms

• Tornadoes

_____ always form over warm ocean water.

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Blizzards