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Severe Weather

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A storm with strong wind, cold temperatures, and lots of snow is called a?

a)

tornado

b)

blizzard

c)

hurricane

d)

thunderstorm

2.

For a blizzard to happen the temperature has to be at or below what temperature?

a)

0 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

20 degrees Fahrenheit

c)

32 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

12 degrees Fahrenheit

3.

Blizzards blow snow into big piles called?

a)

snow piles

b)

snow mounds

c)

snow hills

d)

snowdrifts

4.

During a blizzard when it's snowing so hard that all you can see is snow that is called a?

a)

whiteout

b)

snow wall

c)

snow curtain

d)

white wall

5.

In a blizzard there is over_____________________ snow flakes.

a)

a million

b)

a billion

c)

a hundred

d)

a thousand

6.

Choose all the things that make blizzards dangerous. There is more than one right answer.

a)

cold temperatures

b)

whiteouts

c)

roads are unsafe to drive on

d)

wind can knock down power lines

7.

What are two things you can do to be safe during a blizzard?

a)

stay inside

b)

drive to your friend's house

c)

go in the basement

d)

make sure you have plenty of food

8.

A severe rainstorm with strong winds and lightning is called a what?

a)

blizzard

b)

thunderstorm

c)

tornado

d)

hurricane

9.

The type of lightning that stays up in the clouds is called?

a)

fork lightning

b)

spoon lightning

c)

sheet lightning

d)

hot lightning

10.

The type of lightning that comes out of the clouds to strike the earth is called what?

a)

fork lightning

b)

spoon lightning

c)

sheet lightning

d)

hot lightning

11.

True or False. Lightning is actually hotter than the burning sun.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What are things that lightning often strikes? There is more than one right answer.

a)

trees

b)

tall buildings

c)

water

d)

lightning bugs

13.

One way lightning is dangerous is because it can start what?

a)

earthquakes

b)

floods

c)

forest fires

d)

blizzards

14.

What colors can lightning be? There is more than one correct answer.

a)

yellow

b)

white

c)

orange

d)

purple

15.

Which color of lightning is the hottest type of lightning?

a)

white

b)

yellow

c)

orange

d)

purple

16.

What can you do to be safe during a thunderstorm?

a)

climb a tall tree

b)

get in a pool

c)

stay inside

d)

go to your basement

17.

around how many times a day does lightning strike the earth?

a)

nine hundred

b)

nine thousand

c)

nine million

d)

nine billion

18.

The Empire State building gets struck by lightning around how many time per year

a)

1

b)

100

c)

10

d)

50

19.

In addition to lightning, thunderstorms can have large lumps of ice fall from the sky called?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

rain

d)

snow

20.

Choose all the things that hail often damages when it falls. There is more than one right answer.

a)

windows

b)

crops

c)

cars