Storms

What causes lightning?

• Little ice crystals in the clouds bumping together wildly against big ice crystals

• Sudden change in temperature

• Wind swirling around in circular motion

• The sun hitting a cloud

Thunder happens when ________.

• Ice crystals bump together and make a loud boom

• The temperature suddenly changes due to a lightning strike

• A hurricane blows wind into a big boom

• Sun hits storm clouds

Hailstones are made of ________.

• stones and rocks

• Snow and rain

• Sand

• Ice

Which of the following is NOT a name for a tornado?

• Cyclone

• Hurricane

• Twister

• Water Spout

A water spout is a tornado that occurs over what?

• Sand

• Land

• Water

• Corn Fields

In Australia, a sandstorm is called ________.

• Cyclone

• Haboob

• Willy-Willy

• Tornado

A blizzard is when _______fals from the sky.

• Snow

• Rain

• Sand

• Hail

Monsoons are ______ that change each season.

• Rains

• Winds

• Temperatures

• Humiditu

The middle of a hurricane is still and calm, and it is called what?

• The cone

• The nose

• The mouth

• The eye

Are the biggest and worst storms on Earth?

• Yes

• No