Severe Weather

What does the image above show?

• cold front

• Source region

• Stagnate air

• warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How is lightning formed?

• Through evaporation of water

• By charge separation in storm clouds

• From cold air meeting warm air

• By the movement of the Earth

What is the eye of a hurricane?

• The most dangerous part

• The calm center

• The outer edge

• The area with the highest winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a hurricane?

• A type of tornado

• A large rotating storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour

• A weather front

• A small storm with light winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The following are all types of severe weather except

• Thunderstorms

• Flood and/or Drought

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens to hurricanes when they move over land?

• They gain strength

• They lose strength

• They become tornadoes

• They disappear completely

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a tornado?

• A large rotating storm

• A violently rotating column of air

• A type of hurricane

• A weather front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is Tornado Alley?

• A place where hurricanes form

• A region prone to tornadoes

• A calm weather zone

• A type of storm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale used for?

• Measuring wind speed

• Classifying hurricanes

• Assessing tornado damage

• Predicting weather patterns

What is a waterspout?

• A type of hurricane

• A tornado over water

• A rainstorm

• A weather front