Tornadoes
A storm with powerful rotating winds that forms a column which reaches from a cloud down toward the ground is called?
A tornado
Strong storms that start in the ocean and have winds of at least 74 miles an hour are called?
Hurricanes
An unplanned, unwanted fire burning in a natural area, such as a forest, grassland, or prairie is called
Wildfire or Forest fire
What is it called when water overflows onto normally dry land, whether from rising waters in rivers, streams, or drainage ditches, or from heavy rainfall
Flood
What form does water take when it is in a solid state?
Ice
Tornadoes are also known as?
Twisters
What is the center of a hurricane called?
The eye of the hurricane
What state has the most wildfires in the United States?
California
What are the most dangerous kind of floods, because they combine the destructive power of a flood with incredible speed.
Flash floods
What is the elemental symbol for water?
H2O
A person who travels to tornadoes as a hobby, in order to study or photograph them is called?
Storm Chaser
What areas are at the highest risk from hurricanes?
Coastal area
Who causes 89% of wildfires?
Humans
Even though humans cause most wildfires, fires started by lightning are usually larger and burn more land.
How many inches of fast moving water can knock you off your feet?
6 inches
What are the two elements in water?
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Tornadoes are ranked on the Enhanced Fujita scale, what would the most destructive tornado be classified as?
F5
The storm surges from a hurricane are an abnormal rising of the water in the ocean near the shore. These surges can cause coastal areas to______.
Flood
What is the most common natural cause of wildfires?
Lightning
California ranked 1st in forest fires caused by lightning with 618 forest fires caused by lightning in 2023
A scientist who studies weather is called?
Meteorologist
How much of the earth is covered in water?
71%
The majority of tornadoes occur in a geographically unique area nicknamed?
Tornado alley
In the United States, they’re known as hurricanes, but in the Northern Pacific and South Pacific regions they are called_____?
Typhoons or Cyclones
What causes wildfires to spread and grow rapidly?
Wind
Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States, what are the two causes
heavy rainfall, snow melt, tropical storms, hurricanes, ocean waves, levee or dam breaks, or debris or ice blocking waterways.
What temperature does water freeze at?
Fahrenheit or Celcius
32o Fahrenheit or 0o Celcius