Weather Storms

Which is an important safety precaution that should be taken during a tornado?

• Stay away from doors and windows.

• Move to high ground to avoid flood waters.

• Try to avoid the storm by driving or running.

• Stay outside to avoid being trapped in a building.

What is another name for a tornado?

• Hurricane

• Squall

• Whirlwind

• Twister

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Which of these is NOT one of the three factors that cause storms to occur?

• Heat of the Sun

• Spin of the Earth

• Migrating Birds

• Water in the air

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True or false - the winds are calm in the eye of a hurricane?

• True

• False

True or false - the safest place to be in a lightning storm is next to a tree?

• False

• True

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The strange weather pattern that occurs over the Pacific?

• Monsoon

• El Niño

• Tornado

• Hurricane

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What is the hurricane called that has been occurring on Jupiter for hundreds of years?

• Great Red Spot

• Enormous Yellow Spot

• Tiny Green Spot

• Mild Blue Spot

predicts the weather by analyzing and interpreting data from observations and tools which show current weather conditions

• geologist

• biologist

• meteorologist

• astronomer

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a low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm, ocean water with winds that form a spinning circular pattern around the eye of the storm

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• tornado

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thunderheads

• cirrus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

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