Severe Weather Summative Assessment

What type of severe weather do you see in this picture?

• hurricane

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

What type of severe weather does this picture show?

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

• hurricane

During a tornado what should you NOT do if want to stay safe?

• Stay away from windows

• Lie flat in a ditch if you cannot get inside

• Stay in your car

• Go to a shelter

A student learns not to take shelter under trees during thunderstorms. Why should the student listen to this advice?

• Thunderstorms have the possibility to form hail that can cause injury.

• Thunderstorms have heavy rains that can cause flooding.

• Thunderstorms have lightning that can strike tall objects.

• Thunderstorms have the possibility to form tornadoes that can lift dust and debris.

The table lists a weather condition, its effects, and the safety measures recommended during the weather condition. Which weather condition is described?

• earthquake

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado

The diagram represents a satellite image of a giant storm.

What is the center of the storm indicated by line Y called?

• ear

• eye

• mouth

• nose

Which would occur during a thunderstorm?

• heavy rains and lightning

• hurricanes and strong winds

• high winds and little rain

• tornados and light winds

A funnel cloud and a tornado are the same.

• True

• False

Many people think that the winds are the most damaging part of a hurricane-most of the damage from hurricanes is actually caused by flooding from heavy rains and _________ _________, which is the rise in sea level that happens during a storm.

• water evaporating

• storm surge

• wind speed

• strong winds

About 75% of the world's tornadoes happen in the United States during Springs and early Summer when cold, dry from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This relatively flat part of the country is known as ________________.

• Tornado Paradise

• Thunderstorm Lane

• Tornado Alley

• Hurricane Row