Severe Weather

Do the center of hurricanes and tornadoes have high or low pressure?

• high

• low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.

• Arctic
• Tropical
• Arid
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What severe weather has the HIGHEST wind speeds possible?

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Typhoon

What is the name of the first scale that was used to categorize the damage done by tornadoes?

• Fujita Scale

• Intensity Scale

• Damage Scale

• Tornado Scale

Thunderstorms have warm temperatures, moisture , and rising air, which may be supplied by a

• High pressure system

• High temperature

• Low temperature

• Low pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where do the hurricanes that reach Florida form?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Coast of Cuba

• Atlantic Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

To protect yourself from this, you should board your windows and be careful of flooding.

• lightning

• the sun's rays

• hurricane

• thunder

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

To protect yourself from this, you should stay somewhere with no windows like a basement or hallway.

• lightning

• the sun's rays

• tornado

• thunder

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Choose the Blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2