Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

It is possible to predict the exact path of a tornado.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What might cause a thundercloud to start releasing rain?

• increase in temperature

• decrease in temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Thunder is the sound of what?

• Lightning hitting the ground

• water molecules colliding in clouds

• heated air expanding rapidly

• electricity travelling through the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What do we call the type of scientists who study thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes?

• Emergency Management Enforcement

• Weather Responders

• Storm Chasers

• Meteorologists

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

These clouds are capable of producing severe weather.

• Cumulus

• Nimbus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus

How do scientists calculate the distance of a thunderstorm?

• The difference between the storm system and the rain

• The difference between the winds and the rain

• The time difference between the thunder and the lightning

• The time difference between the lightning and the hail

Lightning bolt temperatures can reach which of the following temperatures?

• 50,000°F

• 28,000°F

• 5,750°F

• 926°F

Which of the following is an electric discharge of energy from storm clouds?

• nimbus

• thunder

• tornado

• lightning

About how many tornadoes happen each year?

• 17

• 1,000

• 82

• 4,200

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which Enhanced Fujita-Pearson rating was given to the tornado that passed by CCS this February?

• EF0

• EF1

• EF2

• EF4