Extreme Weather

A large storm that forms over the ocean. Its hazards include very heavy rain, large waves, rising water levels and high winds. 

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Blizzard

• Sun

A wall that blocks water or forces it to move in a certain direction is called a

• blizzard

• levee

• clouds

• tornado

A rotating column of air that extends from a cloud and moves along the ground causing destructive winds is called a

• hurricane

• thunder storm

• tornado

• blizzard

A winter storm that is very windy with a lot of snow is a

• blizzard

• rain

• ice storm

• levee

Weather that lead to hazards, or dangerous conditions that  

        threaten is called an

• ice storm

• flood

• clouds

• extreme weather hazard

Electricity that travels between clouds, from clouds to the ground is 

        called

• thunder

• lightning

• rain

• clouds

A limitation or restriction is called a

• person

• chain

• constraint

A hurricane is a snowstorm that is accompanied by thunder, lightning, wind and heavy rain.

• True

• False

A flood is too much water in an area that gets a lot of rain .

• True

• False

A drought is a short period of very wet weather with lots of  precipitation.

• True

• False