Extreme Weather S6

What are thunderstorms?

• Storms that produce a lot of snow

• Large storms that produce strong winds, rain and sometimes hail

• Calm weather that happens during the day

Thunderstorms can produce

• Thunder

• Lightning

• Heavy Rain

• All of these

Thunderstorms happen when

• Happen when cold air forces warm air to rise quickly and form storm clouds

• The ocean moves

• When it snows

• When electricity makes lightning

A tornado is a very fast moving column of air with extremely strong winds.

• True

• False

Winds from a tornado can reach

• 10,000 mph

• 1,000 mph

• 300 mph

• 750 mph

More tornadoes occur in the middle of the United States than anywhere else in the world.

• True

• False

Tornadoes are very dangerous storms, so

• You should remain inside if there is one coming

• You should stay away from windows

• You should stay on the lowest level of your house

• All of these

Hurricanes form over

• Cold mountains

• Warm ocean waters

• Cold rivers

• Warm land

Hurricanes are measured on a scale from 1-5, 1 being the weakest and 5 being the strongest.

• True

• False

When people are warned that a hurricane is coming, they have to EVACUATE.

What is the meaning of the word EVACUATE?

• To stay in your house

• To go outside in the storm

• To leave and go to a safer place

• To turn off all the lights