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Unit 4 Lesson 5 Extreme Weather

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Severe weather is a meteorological event that can cause...

a)

social disruption

b)

damage and destruction

c)

loss of human life

d)

all of these

2.

Which weather event is NOT considered severe weather?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Blizzard

c)

Meteor shower

d)

Heat wave

3.

What is a natural disaster?

a)

a natural event such as severe weather, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions that cause damage or death

b)

a severe weather event causing destruction

c)

when things and animals in nature are destroyed due to weather

4.

Which choice would be considered a natural disaster but NOT severe weather?

a)

typhoon

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

d)

earthquake

5.

A violent, whirling column of air that comes in contact with the ground is called a....

a)

typhoon

b)

tornado

c)

lightning bolt

d)

hurricane

6.

An intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km per hour with rain, lightning and thunder...

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

typhoon

7.

A blizzard is...

a)

severe summer storm with accumulating snow

b)

a severe winter ice storm

c)

severe winter storm, characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow.

d)

severe winter storm, characterized by warm temperatures, strong winds, and melting snow.

8.

True or false, thunderstorms have 3 stages.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What is a flood?

a)

An act of nature that occurs when too much rain forces collections to overflow.

b)

An act of nature that occurs when an area doesn't receive enough rainfall.

c)

A fast spinning column of air that stretches all the way from a thunderstorm cloud.

d)

Storms with high winds and heavy rain that starts as tropical storms and forms over warm ocean waters.

10.

An act of nature that occurs when an area doesn't receive enough rainfall is called a drought

a)

true

b)

false

11.

A ___________ is a giant, rotating storm that brings wind, rain, and destruction in tropical areas.

a)

tornado

b)

typhoon

c)

sand storm

d)

none of these

12.

Fog is a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility

a)

True

b)

False