Severe Weather

In a cloud, what creates lightning?

• rain

• negative charges

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Collectively, the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, where tornadoes occur often, are all called

• Tornado towns

• Storm centers

• Tornado Alley

• Cyclone counties

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Thunderstorm clouds are called - 

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Can tornadoes also occur during a severe thunderstorm?

• Yes

• No

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How many types of thunderstorms are there?

• 7

• 4

• 25

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the main cause of a hurricane?

• Earth's rotation

• Heavy rainfall

• Volcanic eruption

• Cold dry air meeting warm moist air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the center of a hurricane called?

• The eye

• The core

• The vortex

• The center

How wide can hurricanes be when seen from the top?

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

• 400 miles

• 300 miles

What is the energy released by a huge hurricane equivalent to?

• 5 atomic bombs per second

• 20 atomic bombs per second

• 10 atomic bombs per second

• 15 atomic bombs per second

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How fast can the wind in a tornado be?

• 200 km/h

• 300 km/h

• 400 km/h

• 480 km/h

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2