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Winter Storm Uri

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Polar Vortex:

a)

is only found in the North and South poles where it leads to melting glaciers and flooding into the oceans.

b)

is only in the Sahara Desert where it creates very hot and humid air.

c)

is the most dangerous when it weakens as it creates more acute winter conditions and can lead to extreme frigid weather conditions in the eastern U.S.

d)

is the reason we have hurricanes.

2.

True or False: Winters in Texas are usually very cold.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In the sentence, "Wind turbines froze in the extreme cold," the phrase "in the extreme cold" is a:

a)

noun phrase

b)

verb phrase

c)

prepositional phrase

d)

none of the above

4.

Which word is the verb in the sentence, "A Polar Vortex from Canada slammed the midwestern states."

a)

Polar Vortex

b)

midwestern states

c)

from

d)

slammed

5.

The word catastrophe means:

a)

a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth.

b)

utter failure

c)

a large tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin.

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

6.

"Residents bundle up under several layers of blankets."

The term bundle up means:

a)

to burn in order to provide heat

b)

dress warmly or cover up

c)

to throw away

d)

be as strong as possible

7.

"The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has been anything but reliable over the past 48 hours," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says in a statement. Does this statement shows how ____________ the Governor is of the Electric Company.

a)

happy

b)

proud

c)

he does not care

d)

angry

8.

One Texas resident said, "We are running out of firewood."

This means:

a)

They do not have enough wood to continue to burn fires.

b)

The wood is runny away.

c)

They people are running to catch the wood

d)

none of the above.

e)

all of the above

9.

"With so many houses still in the dark, Gov. Abbott vows for an investigation into ERCOT." The phrase "still in the dark" means:

a)

the people still do not have electricity

b)

the people painted their houses dark colors

c)

it is dark outside

d)

I don't know

10.

Winter storm Uri occurred in which state?

a)

North Dakota

b)

Georgia

c)

Maine

d)

Texas

11.

"Frigid temperatures put more than 22 million people across the South under a hard freeze warning." Base on the sentence, what does frigid mean?

a)

Super cold

b)

Super hot

c)

Really rainy

d)

Super windy

12.

Some ways to prepare for winter weather are (check all that are correct):

a)

have extra bottled water

b)

keep plenty of warm blankets in the house

c)

stock up on protein and snack bars

d)

fill the car up with gas and leave

13.

True or False: Texas always has bad weather.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

My family is prepared for extreme weather.

a)

strongly agree

b)

agree

c)

no opinion

d)

disagree

e)

strongly disagree