Hurricane
Drought
Thunderstorms
Blizzards
100

It is a large rotating ______ .

storm

100

A drought is when there is an extended period of ________. 

below-normal rainfall

100

Thunderstorms are the most common kind of ______.

severe storms

100

What is a blizzard?

bad snowstorm

200

How fast can hurricane winds be?

74 miles per hour

200

Why do droughts occur?

Lack of rainfall and/or not enough water supply.

200

What do most energetic storms create?

Hail, or even tornadoes

200

Blizzards can have blowing winds that are above ____. 

35 miles per hour

300

What is a hurricane called in the Indian Ocean?

Tropical cyclone

300

When are the dry seasons in the United States?

summer through fall

300

How does a thunderstorm start?

When intense heating causes air to rise very quickly.

300

When do Arctic air masses sweep into the United States from Canada?

In winter

400

What is a hurricane called in Southeast Asia?

Typhoone
400

Do droughts occur all over the world?

yes

400

Where are thunderstorms more prevalent?

east of the Rocky Mountains

400

Typically the lowest temperature is around ______ .

20 degrees fahrenheit  

500

Typical cyclones occur over the ocean in areas near the ______.

equator

500

What are the effects of droughts?

wildfires, desertification, destruction of habitat, disease, thirst, famine etc.

500

How many thunderstorms occur each year?

16 million

500

When the two air masses crash, there is a ______ . 

winter storm