Severe Weather and Floods

An overflowing of water in a normally dry area.

• drought

• storm surge

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A “dome” of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands.

• drought

• storm surge

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning.

• storm

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Jerome’s cousin lives in the northeastern United States. Jerome followed the path of Hurricane Sandy as it moved north over a period of several days. Next, he noticed that the hurricane had turned away from the ocean and had begun moving over the northeast United States. What condition might have caused this hurricane to change direction?

• an increase in temperature

• an increase in speed

• loss of moisture over the ocean

• a changing wind direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following occurs when there is a strong upward movement of warmer air and creates powerful winds that spin uncontrollably?

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Monsoon

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• Hurricane

• A funnel cloud with high wind speeds, wind and hail, destruction, and flying debris.

• Tornado

• A heavy snowstorm with high winds, low visibility, and extreme cold.

• Blizzard

• Heavy rain causes water in certain places to become too high, destruction caused by movement of mud and dirt

• Flood

• Violent winds lift large amounts of sand and wind into the atmosphere

• Sandstorm

• Forms over an ocean, can cause strong winds and flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• Tornado

• Forms over an ocean, can cause strong winds and flooding

• Flood

• Forms over land, can cause strong winds and flooding

• Hurricane

• Violent winds lift large amounts of sand and wind into the atmosphere

• Sandstorm

• Heavy rain causes water in certain places to become too high

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Match the following.

• thunderstorm

• A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface

• tornado

• A tropical storm that has winds of about 119 km/hr or higher

• blizzard

• A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightening

• flood

• a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.

• hurricane

• An overflowing of water in a normally dry area

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In September 2008, Hurricane Ike struck the United States. It brought rain and high winds to coastal Texas cities. Derrick had to evacuate Houston with his family. He kept track of the wind speed as the hurricane moved northwest across four Texas cities and made a chart of the results.

The data in Derrick’s table show evidence that the hurricane was growing___________.

• faster

• wider

• stronger

• weaker

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In September 2008, Hurricane Ike struck the United States. It brought rain and high winds to coastal Texas cities. Derrick had to evacuate Houston with his family. He kept track of the wind speed as the hurricane moved northwest across four Texas cities and made a chart of the results.

The data in Derrick’s table show evidence that the hurricanes wind speed are ___________.

• increasing

• decreasing

• elevated

• continued

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5