Severe Weather

Storms with high winds and heavy rain that form over warm ocean waters are called _____

• hurricanes
• blizzards
• tornadoes
• droughts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning?

• A watch is when a tornado has been sighted & a warning is when the weather is conducive to a tornado

• A warning is when a tornado has been sighted & a watch is when the weather is conducive to a tornado

• They are both the same thing

• A watch is when there is a tornado is within 5 miles, & a warning is when there is a tornado within 1 mile

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

• high

• low

Tags

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-ESS3-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.

• Arctic
• Tropical
• Arid
• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This severe weather is a...

• tornado

• hurricane

• storm surge

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This severe weather is a...

• tornado

• hurricane

• storm surge

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This severe weather is a...

• tornado

• hurricane

• storm surge

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The electric spark between positive and negative areas in a thunderstorm is called...

• lightning

• thunder

• storm surge

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5