Hurricanes
Thunderstorm
Lightning
Winter Storm
Tornado Safety
100
Hurricanes begin mainly over what kind of ocean?
What is tropical?
100
This is the movement of air masses
What is wind?
100
These are a favorite target of lightning bolts.
What are trees?
100
This is the freezing level.
What is 32 degrees?
100
Before a tornado, listen for updates on this.
What is radio or news?
200
What happens to a hurricane's strength as it moves over land?
What is loses strength?
200
What happens to air as it heats?
What is rises?
200
Lighting is a trickle of this from a cloud.
What is electricity?
200
This is the name for rain drops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground.
What is sleet?
200
During a Tornado, never do this.
What is open windows?
300
During a hurricane, what causes the most death and destruction?
What is water?
300
Differences in these cause Thunderstorms
What is temperature and presssure
300
Initially, what rushes out of a cloud toward the ground?
What are electrons?
300
This is white ice crystals that form on a surface.
What is frost?
300
After a Tornado, never enter into this kind of building.
What is damaged?
400
The term hurricane comes from the Caribbean God of what?
What is evil?
400
These are formed when warm air rises and cools in the atmosphere.
What are rain drops?
400
Objects on Earth create streamers of this charge that are attracted to the negative charge of the lightning stream.
What is a positive charge?
400
This is the name for the temperature your body feels when air temperature is combined with wind speed.
What is wind chill?
400
During a Tornado, this kind of room is where you should go to.
What is a basement without windows?
500
What is the name for the dome of water created by a hurricane?
What is storm surge?
500
A large difference in air temperature creates this.
What is wind?
500
Visible lightning appears to move from this first.
What is the ground?
500
This is the name for an alert for the possibility of extreme winter weather.
What is winter weather watch?
500
When workin in the wreckage of a Tornado, you need to watch our for these things.
What are exposed nails or glass?
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