Severe Weather

Which storm causes more overall damage?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

Hurricanes and tornadoes both occur in a...

• Low Pressure System

• High Pressure System

What is a storm surge?

• When sea levels rise and cause flooding

• When sea levels fall and cause draining

• When sea levels stay the same

• There is no such thing as storm surge

Which of the following DOES NOT cause water damage?

• Tsunami

• Flood

• Hurricane

• Tornado

What natural disaster most likely caused this damage?

• Volcanic Eruption

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Mudslide

Which natural disaster has had a greater impact on Florida throughout history?

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Avalanches

• Hurricanes

What are thunderstorms?

• a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail

• a storm with high winds and heavy snowfall.

• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

• a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

What are tornadoes?

• a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail

• a storm with high winds and heavy snowfall.

• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and beneath a large storm system.

• a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

A supercell spawns a funnel cloud that touches the ground is called a:

• hurricane

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

These can be produced by thunderstorms

• stationary fronts
• tornadoes
• volcanoes
• tsunamis