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To stay safe in a thunderstorm, stay away from objects made of ______ which conducts electricity.

• plastic

• wood

• metal

• rubber

Where do hurricanes usually form?

• near the North Pole

• near the South Pole

• near the Tropic of Capricorn

• near the Equator

What do we call the area inside a hurricane that is calm?

• the eye

• the mouth

• the hole

• the rain bands

The strongest thunderstorms can produce _____.

• tsunamis

• blizzards

• tornadoes

• tropical storms

When hurricanes push water onto the shore, it is called ______.

• a tornado

• a tsunami

• wind surge

• storm surge

Where should you go to stay safe during a tornado?

• outside

• a room with many windows

• a screened in porch

• a basement or inside room with no windows

Lightning is a spark from a discharge of _______.

• wind

• clouds

• static electricity

• current electricity

Which type of storm is a severe snowstorm with winds over 35 mph?

• hurricane

• tropical storm

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

What do we call a rotating funnel-shaped cloud with wind speeds up to 300 mph?

• hurricane

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

What type of storm looks like a spiral of clouds with a hole in the center?

• blizzard

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado