Severe Weather

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Elem SS/SC Quiz on Severe Weather, created by Tracy Rains on 31/07/2017.
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Quiz by Tracy Rains, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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Weather is the condition of the [blank_start]atmosphere[blank_end] at any given moment.
Answer
  • atmosphere

Question 2

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What is a hurricane?
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  • snowstorm where snow blows and falls due to high winds with very cold temperatures
  • high winds and heavy rain that starts out as a tropical storm that forms over ocean water
  • too much rain causes bodies of water to overflow and send too much rain where it doesn’t belong
  • not enough rainfall in an area, rivers and lakes dry up and trees and crops are ruined.

Question 3

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Tornadoes can reach speeds of 300 mph.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Severe weather is a dangerous act of [blank_start]nature[blank_end], due to atmospheric changes, that can cause harm to [blank_start]people[blank_end], animals and buildings.
Answer
  • nature
  • people

Question 5

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What is a drought?
Answer
  • snowstorm where snow blows and falls due to high winds with very cold temperatures
  • high winds and heavy rain that starts out as a tropical storm that forms over ocean water
  • too much rain causes bodies of water to overflow and send too much rain where it doesn’t belong
  • not enough rainfall in an area, rivers and lakes dry up and trees and crops are ruined.

Question 6

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A snowstorm where snow blows and falls due to high winds with very cold temperatures is called a [blank_start]blizzard[blank_end].
Answer
  • blizzard

Question 7

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A fast spinning air that stretches from a thunderstorm cloud to the Earth’s surface is a [blank_start]tornado[blank_end].
Answer
  • tornado

Question 8

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Too much rain causes bodies of water to overflow and send too much rain where it doesn’t belong is called a [blank_start]flood[blank_end].
Answer
  • flood
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