Severe or extreme Weather
What are the 4 main components of severe or extreme weather?
A. Hurricanes, Snow, Blizzards, Thundersnow
B. Temperature, water, wind, air pressure
B. Temperature, water, wind, air pressure
What is a tornado?
A. A storm that has a funnel and spins
B. A storm that brings a lot of snow
A. A storm that has a funnel and spins
In ______ hemisphere, a hurricane rotates ___________.
A. Northern, counterclockwise
B. Southern, clockwise
A. Northern, counterclockwise
What is sleet?
A. Slushies
B. Raindrops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground.
B. Raindrops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground.
What are thunderstorms?
A. Storms with thunder
B. Storms with lightning
C. Storms with thunder and lightning
C. Storms with thunder and lightning
Where does a tornado come from?
A. Snowstorm
B. Thunderstorm
B. Thunderstorm
Where is the eye of the storm located in a hurricane?
A. Center
B. Outside
A. Center
What is freezing rain?
A. Rain that falls onto a surface and freezes.
B. In the clouds, a rain that freezes, coming down like a small ball
A. Rain that falls onto a surface and freezes.
What is lightning?
A. A bright flash of electricity produced from a thunderstorm.
B. A sound heard
A. A bright flash of electricity produced from a thunderstorm.
What is a hurricane?
A. A huge storm that has strong winds and lots of rain.
B. A small storm that has weak winds and a little rain.
A. A huge storm that has strong winds and lots of rain.
The center of the storm is the _______.
A. Strongest
B. Calmest
B. Calmest
What is thundersnow?
A. Thunder that occurs during a snowstorm
B. Lightning that occurs during a snowstorm.
C. Thunder and lightning occur during a snowstorm.
C. Thunder and lightning occur during a snowstorm.
Lightning storms go from cloud to ________ or cloud to _________.
Where does a hurricane form?
A. Over land
B. Over water
B. Over water
What is snow?
A. Water vapor that turns into ice instead of water, creating snowflakes.
B. Rain balls that fall from the sky
A. Water vapor that turns into ice instead of water, creating snowflakes.
True or False: We see lightning before we hear thunder because light travels fast than sound.
True
Hurricanes form in _____ water
A. Warm
B. Cool
A. Warm
What are blizzards?
A. A long lasting snowstorm with strong winds and lots of snowfall.
B. An ice cream treat you get from Dairy Queen
C. A short snowstorm with strong winds and lots of snowfall.
A. A long lasting snowstorm with strong winds and lots of snowfall.