WorksheetsUnit 4 Lesson 5 Extreme Weather
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Severe weather is a meteorological event that can cause...
social disruption
damage and destruction
loss of human life
all of these
Which weather event is NOT considered severe weather?
Hurricane
Blizzard
Meteor shower
Heat wave
What is a natural disaster?
a natural event such as severe weather, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions that cause damage or death
a severe weather event causing destruction
when things and animals in nature are destroyed due to weather
Which choice would be considered a natural disaster but NOT severe weather?
typhoon
hurricane
tornado
earthquake
A violent, whirling column of air that comes in contact with the ground is called a....
typhoon
tornado
lightning bolt
hurricane
An intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km per hour with rain, lightning and thunder...
hurricane
tornado
typhoon
A blizzard is...
severe summer storm with accumulating snow
a severe winter ice storm
severe winter storm, characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow.
severe winter storm, characterized by warm temperatures, strong winds, and melting snow.
True or false, thunderstorms have 3 stages.
true
false
What is a flood?
An act of nature that occurs when too much rain forces collections to overflow.
An act of nature that occurs when an area doesn't receive enough rainfall.
A fast spinning column of air that stretches all the way from a thunderstorm cloud.
Storms with high winds and heavy rain that starts as tropical storms and forms over warm ocean waters.
An act of nature that occurs when an area doesn't receive enough rainfall is called a drought
true
false
A ___________ is a giant, rotating storm that brings wind, rain, and destruction in tropical areas.
tornado
typhoon
sand storm
none of these
Fog is a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility
True
False
