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3rd Grade Extreme Weather

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dangerous weather that may cause damage to people and homes.

a)

extreme weather

b)

good weather

c)

climate

d)

seasons

2.

What is a strong, rotating windstorm?

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

lava

d)

blizzard

3.

Choose the most complete list of weather words shown in the picture.

a)

Boiling, freezing, thunder and lightning, earthquake, snowstorm, drought, sandstorm

b)

Tsunami, rain, lava, high winds, freezing, earthquake, thunder and lightning

c)

High winds, heavy rain, Dust storm, blizzard, thunderstorm, wildfire, and lightning

4.

What's the word for this weather condition that has lightning, thunder, and heavy rain?

a)

Hail

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Blizzard

d)

Drought

5.

What is a powerful bolt of electricity that can travel

between the ground and a thundercloud?

a)

blizzard

b)

thunderstorm

c)

lightning

d)

tornado

6.

What is the shape of a tornado?

a)

Ice cream

b)

Funnel

c)

Hill

d)

Mountain

7.

What extreme weather requires

a long dry period and dust?

a)

hurricane

b)

Dust storm

c)

blizzard

d)

hail

8.

What is a twisting windstorm that can spin

up to 300 miles per hour on land?

a)

hurricane

b)

typhoon

c)

thunderstorm

d)

tornado

9.

What are strong winter storms with lots of snow, high winds, and low temperatures?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

hurricane

c)

blizzard

d)

drought

10.

Items you gather when extreme weather

might come your way?

a)

emergency supplies

b)

toys

c)

crayons

d)

pillow

11.

What is a scientist's prediction

of what they think will happen with the weather?

a)

severe

b)

meterologist

c)

pattern

d)

forecast

12.

What is a large, powerful storm that begins over the ocean?

a)

snow

b)

hurricane

c)

thunderstorm

d)

rain

13.

What is the weather like when you see lightning and hear thunder?

a)

snowy

b)

stormy

c)

dry

14.

What's the word for this weather condition where you see trees bend?

a)

Thunder and lightning

b)

Heavy rain

c)

High winds

15.

What is a winter storm with heavy snow and high winds?

a)

rain

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

blizzard

16.

Choose the word that is different from the rest.

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Wildfire

c)

Hurricane

d)

Blizzard

17.

Describe the weather condition that leaves precipitation on a window.

a)

windy

b)

drought

c)

hurricane

d)

dust storm

18.

What is the word for information and facts?

a)

data

b)

ordeal

c)

common

d)

patterns

19.

What is a dark storm cloud that produces lightning and thunder?

a)

thundercloud

b)

tornado

c)

thunderstorm

d)

twister

20.

What are ocean storms that can cause big waves, strong winds, rain, and floods?

a)

hurricane

b)

thunderstorm

c)

blizzards

d)

lightning