Extreme Weather

What is the name of a strong storm that brings lightning, wind, and rain?

• blizzard
• hurricane
• thunderstorm
• tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a powerful quickly spinning air mass called?

• hurricane
• thunderstorm
• tornado
• drought

How do tornadoes form?

• When warm, moist air rises up into cool, dry air

• When cool, dry air rises up into warm, moist air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A spinning funnel of wind is called a...

• Supercell

• Superfunnel

• Superwind

• Superspin

When does a supercell turn into a tornado?

• When the supercell grows to a large size

• When the supercell touches the ground

• When the supercell starts pulling things off the ground

• When the supercell touches the clouds

A drought is caused by:

• Too much precipitation

• Too little precipitation

A flood is caused by:

• Too much precipitation

• Too little precipitation

TRUE OR FALSE: Water can have a huge effect on the biotic things in an ecosystem.

• True

• False

What kind of weather do cold fronts usually cause?

• Gentle, light precipitation

• Strong and powerful precipitation

What kind of weather do warm fronts usually cause?

• Gentle, light precipitation

• Strong and powerful precipitation