NATURAL DISASTERS

NATURAL DISASTERS

By Elisa Lazarte

​HURRICANES AND TORNADOS

Multiple Choice

Hurricanes are...

• storms of dust

• dangerous storms of wind and rain

• found in oceans near the North Pole

• landforms

Multiple Choice

True or False? Hurricanes can cause flooding.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? A hurricane is caused by warm, moist air rising from the ocean surface to mix with cool air while causing wind.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The calmest part of a hurricane is called the...

• eye

• nose

• mouth

• spiral

Multiple Choice

Where are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane located?

• In the eyewall
• In the outer bands
• On the leading edge
• On the lagging edge

Multiple Choice

What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds
• Flooding
• Storm Surge
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is another name for tornado?

• Clouds

• Twister

• Spinner

• Reaching Clouds

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What is a tornado?

• A fast spinning column of air that reaches from the clouds to the ground

• A thunderstorm that never touches the ground

• A bolt of lightning that reaches from the clouds to the ground

• A low hanging cloud that does not spin

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How do tornadoes form?

• On a cold, windy day

• When hot and cold air mixes in a thunderstorm

• When it rains really hard

Multiple Choice

A giant ________ is often the start of a tornado.

• landslide

• hurricane

• hail event

• thunderstorm

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Tornadoes can cause

• heavy snow

• a rainbow

• a lot of damage or harm