Severe Storms

A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flooding

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Most hurricanes

• cannot be seen from space.

• cross large amounts of land.

• become dangerous category 5 storms.

• lose their power when they move into cooler waters or moves over land.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.

• Cool

• Warm

• Cold

• temperate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How can people stay safe during a tornado?

• Drop, cover, and hold on.

• Get in your car and drive to the nearest school.

• Go outside and stand under a tree.

• Go into a basement or sturdy building away from windows and cover yourself with a blanket or mattress.

Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes form at __________ pressure systems, where you have warm (typically moist/humid) air quickly rising.

• low

• high

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When do tornadoes form?

• when warm, humid air collides with cold, dry air

• when cold, humid air collides with warm, dry air

• when cold air rises through warm air

• when the air cools rapidly and forms storm clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Thunderstorm clouds are known as _____.

• cirrus clouds

• stratus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cumulus clouds

This severe weather is a

• Thunderstorm

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Choose the Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is one example of how a blizzard can be dangerous

• roads can be slippery and icy

• It can get really hot

• There are no dangers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2