Severe Weather

A severe storm that involves high winds and forms over water is:

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

These can be produced by thunderstorms

• stationary fronts
• tornadoes
• volcanoes
• tsunamis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What do hurricanes feed on?

• warm tropical water
• hot water
• cold artic water
• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.

• Arctic
• Tropical
• Arid
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the meaning of Drought 

• The process by which land becomes more and more dry until it turns into desert.This may be caused by climate change,human activities, or both
• Groups of herders who move with their animals from place to place in search of pasture and water
• An unusually long period in which little or no rain falls  
• Selection of players for a team

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens if a hurricane moves over land or cold ocean water?

• it will get stronger
• it will get weaker
• it will upgrade its category
• it will morph into a typhoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the scale that is used to measure tornadoes damage?

• Mohs Scale

• Enhanced Fujita Scale

• Saffir Simpson Scale

• McDonalds Scale

A tornado begins as a ___________ cloud that pokes through the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• funnel

• stratus

Hurricanes can produce tornadoes

• True

• False

When too much rain forces streams, rivers and lakes to overflow it's called _____

• a hurricane
• a flood
• a tornado
• a drought