WorksheetsSevere Weather
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A storm with strong wind, cold temperatures, and lots of snow is called a?
tornado
blizzard
hurricane
thunderstorm
For a blizzard to happen the temperature has to be at or below what temperature?
0 degrees Fahrenheit
20 degrees Fahrenheit
32 degrees Fahrenheit
12 degrees Fahrenheit
Blizzards blow snow into big piles called?
snow piles
snow mounds
snow hills
snowdrifts
During a blizzard when it's snowing so hard that all you can see is snow that is called a?
whiteout
snow wall
snow curtain
white wall
In a blizzard there is over_____________________ snow flakes.
a million
a billion
a hundred
a thousand
Choose all the things that make blizzards dangerous. There is more than one right answer.
cold temperatures
whiteouts
roads are unsafe to drive on
wind can knock down power lines
What are two things you can do to be safe during a blizzard?
stay inside
drive to your friend's house
go in the basement
make sure you have plenty of food
A severe rainstorm with strong winds and lightning is called a what?
blizzard
thunderstorm
tornado
hurricane
The type of lightning that stays up in the clouds is called?
fork lightning
spoon lightning
sheet lightning
hot lightning
The type of lightning that comes out of the clouds to strike the earth is called what?
fork lightning
spoon lightning
sheet lightning
hot lightning
True or False. Lightning is actually hotter than the burning sun.
True
False
What are things that lightning often strikes? There is more than one right answer.
trees
tall buildings
water
lightning bugs
One way lightning is dangerous is because it can start what?
earthquakes
floods
forest fires
blizzards
What colors can lightning be? There is more than one correct answer.
yellow
white
orange
purple
Which color of lightning is the hottest type of lightning?
white
yellow
orange
purple
What can you do to be safe during a thunderstorm?
climb a tall tree
get in a pool
stay inside
go to your basement
around how many times a day does lightning strike the earth?
nine hundred
nine thousand
nine million
nine billion
The Empire State building gets struck by lightning around how many time per year
1
100
10
50
In addition to lightning, thunderstorms can have large lumps of ice fall from the sky called?
sleet
hail
rain
snow
Choose all the things that hail often damages when it falls. There is more than one right answer.
windows
crops
cars
