Severe Weather

When do tornadoes form?

• When warm air moves up and cold air moves around the outside of the warm air you get a Tornado.

• When cold air pushes up and warm air moves around the outside you get a Tornado

• When cold air rises through warm air you get a tornado.

• When the air cools rapidly and forms storm clouds you get a tornado.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_____ is an electrical discharge that happens between charged particles. 

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

• lightning

• thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Severe weather can cause damage to property. Which of the following weather conditions would most likely cause damage to crops, cars, and windows?

• hail

• rain

• thunder

• lightning

Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.

• Arctic
• Tropical
• Arid
• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Thunderstorm clouds are known as _____.

• cirrus clouds

• stratus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cumulus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The electrical current of lightning moves downwards in

• step leaders

• the rain

• the wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A category 2 hurricane is more severe than a category 7.

• true

• false

A political map shows

• mountains ranges

• roads

• elevation

• area of political affiliation

You are driving out of service area and lost GPS signal. What type of paper map are you going to need to find your way?

• Topographical map

• Road map

• Economic map

Your cousin comes to Idaho to visit you from Kansas. He loves the mountain ranges and would like to know the elevation of the mountains compared to Kansas. What map do you need to use?

• Political map

• Road map

• Topographical map