W&W 3-17 Severe Weather

What is a drought?

• When less-than-normal precipitation occurs

• When there is too much water

• When a sports team goes a long time without winning

• When there is too much rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How is a blizzard defined?

• winds of 51km/hr and visibility of 150m or less

• at least 6 inches of snow

• a wind chill of -10ºC

• snowfall for at least 8 hours

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When strong winds occur, but are not associated with tornadoes, hurricanes, or thunderstorms, they are called:

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

• thunderstorms

• wind storms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of extreme weather was the "Dust Bowl" in the 1930s?

• Tornado

• Flood

• Drought

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Hurricanes are areas of very ________ atmospheric pressure.

• High

• Low

• Moderate

• Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Lightning causes about 10,000 _______ every year.

• wildfires

• power outages

• deaths

• ruined picnics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How often does lightning strike the earth?

• Once an hour

• 44 times per second

• 3 times per minute

• Every other minute

Which has the fastest wind speeds?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Wind storm

• Blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Precipitation in the form of balls of ice is called:

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What city did Hurricane Katrina damage in 2005?

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Galveston, Texas

• Miami, Florida

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2