ES 20.3 Formative

A storm that produces lightning and thunder; frequently producing gusty winds, heavy rain, and hail.

• thunderstorm

• cyclone

• anticyclone

• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds associated with thunderstorms.

• cumulonimbus

• nimbostratus

• cirrocumulus

• cumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

T or F: Thunderstorms form when warm, humid air rises in an unstable environment.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The second stage of thunderstorm development, usually occurring within an hour of the first updraft. This stage is marked by heavy precipitation.

• cumulus stage

• mature stage

• dissipating stage

• tornado stage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A violent windstorm that takes the form of a rotating column of air called a vortex.

• tornado

• cumulonimbus

• hurricane

• anticyclone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A vertical cylinder of rotating air that develops in the updraft of a thunderstorm.

• tornado

• cyclone

• mesocyclone

• anticyclone

Scale used to estimate tornado intensity; usually determined by assessing the worst damage produced by a storm.

• Richter scale

• Fujita scale

• Mesocylone scale

• Moment magnitude scale

The May 22, 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri measured _____ on the Fujita tornado intensity scale.

• F2

• F3

• F4

• F5

Whirling tropical cyclones that produce sustained winds of at least 119 kilometers per hour.

• tornadoes

• mesocyclones

• hurricanes

• anticyclones

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

T or F: The most devastating damage from a hurricane is caused by extremely high winds.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2