Severe Weather and Safety

Suppose you are outside and see lightning strike the ground. The first thing you should do is...

• take cover inside

• avoid windows

• stand near metal objects

• listen for thunder

Most of the damage caused by a tornado is the result of what?

• high winds

• flooding

• heavy rain

• failing hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is the general rule of safety when a tornado strikes?

• Go to the highest point in a house of building

• Go beside a window to see when the tornado passes

• Go outside and move away from the tornado

• Go to  low area insdie with no windows and stay there

Where are hurricanes most likely to form?

• over a lake

• Arctic Ocean

• anywhere over land

• Atlantic Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the best safety procedure for a hurricane?

• Stay in a basement until the hurricane is over.

• Travel away from the coast.

• Stay in your car.

A _ forms a funnel cloud and has high winds.

• hurricane

• cyclone

• storm

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A flash or bolt of light across the sky during a storm is called _.

• thunder

• lightning

Flooding causes tremendous damage to property and lives when a _ moves onto shore.

• hurricane

• tornado

• storm surge

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A _ is an intense local storm that forms strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail.

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _ is a tropical low-pressure system with winds blowing at speeds of 119 km/h or more- strong enough to uproot a tree.

• tornado

• storm surge

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2