Severe Weather Risks

A fast-spinning column of air that stretches down to the Earth's surface is called _____

• a hurricane
• a blizzard
• a tornado
• a drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Severe weather puts people, animals, or buildings _____

• on edge
• at risk
• at attention
• on cloud nine

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

When too much rain forces streams, rivers and lakes to overflow it's called _____

• a hurricane
• a flood
• a tornado
• a drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When an area doesn't receive enough rainfall, drying up rivers and lakes, it's called _____

• a hurricane
• a flood
• a tornado
• a drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which form of severe weather could dry up ponds, affecting both plants and animals?

• a drought
• a flood
• a hurricane
• a blizzard

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What atmospheric conditions are necessary to form hurricanes?

• warm water, high humidity, and low pressure

• cool water, high humidity, and low pressure

• cool water, low humidity, and high pressure

• warm water, low humidity, and low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a tornado?

• a violently rotating column of air

• a rotating tropical storm

• a winter storm characterized by high winds and snow

• a storm that occurs in cumulonimbus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Why do most tornadoes occur in the afternoon?

• the sun has had more time to heat the ground/atmosphere & produce thunderstorms

• the winds need a few hours to build up before they can become a tornado

• there aren't any clouds in the morning to form tornadoes

• the ground has had time to cool off and produce ideal conditions for tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which level on the Fujita scale corresponds to incredible damage and wind speeds of 261 mph?

• F5

• F1

• F3

• F2