Severe Weather

Weather is a condition of the air, or the _____ on our planet

• geosphere
• biosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere

Severe weather puts people, animals, or buildings _____

• on edge
• at risk
• at attention
• on cloud nine

A fast-spinning column of air that stretches down to the Earth's surface is called _____

• a hurricane
• a blizzard
• a tornado
• a drought

Storms with blowing or falling snow, high winds, and cold temperatures are called _____

• hurricanes
• blizzards
• tornadoes
• droughts

Storms with high winds and heavy rain that form over warm ocean waters are called _____

• hurricanes
• blizzards
• tornadoes
• droughts

When too much rain forces streams, rivers and lakes to overflow it's called _____

• a hurricane
• a flood
• a tornado
• a drought

When an area doesn't receive enough rainfall, drying up rivers and lakes, it's called _____

• a hurricane
• a flood
• a tornado
• a drought

All forms of severe weather have a big impact on the _____

• biosphere and the hydrosphere
• atmosphere and the hydrosphere
• atmosphere and the geosphere
• biosphere and the geosphere

Which form of severe weather could dry up ponds, affecting both plants and animals?

• a drought
• a flood
• a hurricane
• a blizzard

Sometimes big flows of rainwater can cause a hillside to collapse, in an event called _____

• an earthquake
• a tornado
• a mudslide
• a thunderstorm