Severe Weather

What is a drought?

• Heavy rainfall

• Long period of low rainfall

• Storm with strong winds

• Sudden intense electrical discharge

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Sc.6.e.7.2

What are the effects of drought on crops?

• Causes heavy rainfall

• Shortage of water

• Forms over warm ocean waters

• Uproots trees and buildings

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Sc.6.e.7.2

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

• by analyzing the damage the tornado has done & matching that to wind speeds

• by only looking at the wind speed

• by looking at the number of buildings the tornado destroys

• by analyzing the wind speeds and width of the tornado

What is the most intense type of storm, capable of producing tornados?

• Supercell

• Squall Line

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How are Hurricanes formed?

• When a thunderstorm travels across the ocean.

• When hot air mixes with colder air.

• When sugar canes fall from the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How are Tornados formed?

• When a thunderstorm travels across the ocean.

• When warm air mixes with colder air.

• When a Twister finds farm animals.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a tornado?

• a violently rotating column of air

• a rotating tropical storm

• a winter storm characterized by high winds and snow

• a storm that occurs in cumulonimbus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are large thunderstorms that have winds already in rotation called?

• supercells

• blizzards

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

What speed must the winds be in order for a tropical storm to be a hurricane?

• 74 mph

• 119 mph

• 47 mph

• 39 mph

Where are a hurricanes most violent winds?

• Eye wall

• Feeder bands

• left side

• right side

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6