Hurricanes
Thunderstorms & Lightning
Tornadoes
Winter Storms
Storm Safety
100
When conditions are or maybe right for storm to form
What is a hurricane watch?
100
The sound of lightning shockwave heating the air
What is thunder?
100
Dust and debris
What is how we see tornadoes? or What makes a tornado dangerous?
100
True or False It has to be snowing for a blizzard to occur
What is false?
100
The safest place to go during a tornado if you are in school
Where is the stairwell or inside hall on first floor?
200
Warm water and rising air
What are things hurricanes need to form and exist?
200
After you see lightning, you count the seconds until you hear thunder and then divide by 5
What is how you calculate the distance from you to a thunderstorm?
200
The Enhanced Fujita Scale
What is the scale used for classifying tornadoes?
200
Tells us to be careful when traveling
What is a winter advisory?
200
When conditions are or maybe right for severe storms to form
What is a storm watch?
300
When water is pushed toward the shore by force of winds
What is a storm surge?
300
Ordinary, multi-cell cluster/line and supercell
What are types of thunderstorms?
300
Spring
What is peak tornado season?
300
New England & Mid-Atlantic states
What is where Nor'Easters occur?
300
When a storm is happening now or will be happening soon in your area
What is a storm warning?
400
Tropical depression, tropical storm and hurricane
What are the three stages of hurricane formation?
400
A thunderstorm with strong winds and large hail
What is a severe thunderstorm?
400
Difference between a tornado and a funnel cloud
What is a funnel cloud does not reach the ground? or What is a tornado touches the ground?
400
Cold temperatures, strong winds and low visibility from blowing snow
What are the conditions needed for a blizzard?
400
Hurricanes move heat from the tropics to the poles
Why are hurricanes "good"?
500
Cold water and land
What are things that weaken a hurricane?
500
Cumulus, mature and dissipating
What are the three stages in the lifecycle of a thunderstorm?
500
Central or mid-western part of the U.S.
What is where most tornadoes occur in the U.S.?
500
Rain hits objects and freezes on contact.. there is over 1/4" of ice.
What is an ice storm?
500
Heat, flooding and lightning
What are the top 3 weather killers?
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