Severe Weather

What is severe weather?

• All weather.

• Any dangerous act of nature that puts people, animals, or buildings at risk.

• Weather that is colder or hotter than normal.

• Weather that causes minor inconveniences.

Which of the following best describes a tornado?

• Storms with snow and cold temperatures.

• Storms with heavy rain.

• A fast-spinning column of air stretching from a thunderstorm cloud to the Earth's surface.

• An act of nature where an area doesn't receive enough rainfall.

Where does a hurricane begin?

• on the coast

• over cold ocean water

• over warm ocean water

• over a lake

What happens when too much rain forces bodies of water to overflow?

• Flood

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

Severe weather only affects people.

• true

• false

What can be harmed by severe weather? Select all that apply. (Choose 3)

• people

• animals

• plants

• ocean

• clouds

Severe weather can have a major impact on which of Earth's spheres?

• Only the atmosphere.

• Only the geosphere and hydrosphere.

• The biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere.

• Only the biosphere.

Severe weather is ________ common than normal weather.

• more

• un

• still

• less