Severe Weather Exit Ticket

What is a storm?

• A heavy rainfall

• A strong wind

• a severe weather pattern caused by a major disturbance in the atmosphere

• A sudden increase in temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does the size and strength of a storm depend on?

• Temperature and humidity

• Wind speed and direction

• Air pressure and visibility

• Cloud cover and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather can thunderstorms bring?

• Sunny and clear skies

• Strong winds and heavy rain

• Fog and mist

• Snow and ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Describe in detail how thunderstorms occur.

• Moisture condenses and evaporates, causing changes in air pressure

• Warm air rises and cools, creating updrafts and forming clouds and precipitation

• Cold air sinks and warms, creating high pressure systems

• Wind blows in different directions, causing turbulence in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder?

• Light and sound travel at the same speed

• Light and sound have different wavelengths

• Sound travels faster than light

• Light travels faster than sound

What is a tornado?

• A strong windstorm with heavy rain

• A rotating column of air in contact with the ground and the clouds

• A large-scale thunderstorm system

• A sudden increase in atmospheric pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How does the Fujita scale measure a tornado's intensity?

• by looking at the damage the tornado has done

• by only looking at the wind speed

• by analyzing the wind speeds and width of the tornado

Does the center (eye) of a hurricane have high or low pressure?

• high

• low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which direction do hurricanes turn in the Northern Hemisphere?

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What atmospheric conditions are necessary to form hurricanes?

• warm water, high humidity, and low pressure

• cool water, high humidity, and low pressure

• cool water, low humidity, and high pressure

• warm water, low humidity, and low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6