Extreme Weather Floods and Sandstorms

What causes drought ?

• lack of water
  

• Flood

• Fog

• tsunami

Who is most likely to be directly affected by a drought?

• Farmer

• Grocery owner

• Baker

• Factory worker

The main natural cause of Drought is

• Deforestation

• Building dams

• Less precipitation than expected

• Excessive use of water by people

What is a flood?

• When too much water falls from the sky

• When lots of water reaches the land

• When a river bursts its banks

• When a river meets the sea

Avoid danger during a flood by staying dry and waiting for the water to go down.

• True

• False

Runoff is...

• water falling from the atmosphere as rain, hail, sleet or snow

• rainwater soaking into the ground

• evaporation of water from leaves

• rainwater moving over the ground surface

Flooding occurs when....

• The amount of water in the river is larger than the holding capacity of the river

• The amount of water in the river is equal to the holding capacity of the river

• The amount of water in the river is lower than the holding capacity of the river

You should never get out until the sand storm finish

• True

• False

What type of weather is this?

• Rain

• Storm

• Flood

• Hurricane

What do we call a long period of time without rain?

• Dry

• Heatwave

• Summer

• Drought