Understanding Weather and Severe Events

What is the term used to describe rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground?

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Hurricane

• Tornado

Which of the following is a type of severe weather that involves strong winds and heavy rain?

• Flood

• Hurricane

• Temperature

• Precipitation

If you measure the weather and find it is 75 degrees outside, what are you measuring?

• Precipitation

• Temperature

• Flood

• Tornado

Which severe weather event is characterized by a rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Flood

• Precipitation

What is the term for an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry?

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Tornado

• Temperature

Which of the following is NOT a type of severe weather?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Temperature

• Flood

If you record the amount of rain over a week, what are you measuring?

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Hurricane

• Tornado

Which severe weather event is most likely to occur in coastal areas?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Temperature

What tool would you use to measure temperature?

• Thermometer

• Rain gauge

• Barometer

• Anemometer

Which severe weather event is most likely to occur in the central United States, often referred to as "Tornado Alley"?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Flood

• Precipitation