1. Write each vocabulary based on its definition.
a. A bad storm with very fast, dangerous winds. ______________________
b. Go up. ____________________
c. How fast something travels. _______________________
d. Too little rain. ___________________
e. Go down. __________________
f. A storm with strong winds. ______________________
g. A loud noise from a storm. ______________________
h. Can make night look like a day. _____________________
i. From low to high or high to low. _____________________
j. A storm with a lot of snow and strong winds. ________________________
k. A rainstorm can change into this when it is very cold. _____________________
l. Strong winds blowing in desert. ___________________
m. Very hot for many days. ______________________
n. A storm with heavy rain and fast winds. ________________________
o. Too much water. ____________________
2. Put the letters in order to make words.
3. Fill in the blanks with the words from number 2.
4. Read the text below and answer the questions follow.
EXTREME WEATHER
Severe storms happen in low-pressure weather systems. Warm, wet air begins rising into
the air. The higher it rises, the cooler it becomes. Water vapor in the air forms drops. This process is
called condensation. The drops join together to form clouds. Precipitation in the form of rain, sleet,
snow or hail falls down to Earth’s surface.
Conditions must be very specific for a thunderstorm to develop. Even so, thunderstorms
remain the most common kind of extreme weather. Before a thunderstorm can develop, there have
to be three conditions present. First, the air has to be full of moisture. Next, there must be either an
approaching cold front or an intensely heated piece of Earth’s surface sending warm air up quickly.
Finally, the warm air that rises must be warm enough to stay warmer than the air it passes through.
When these conditions are met, the moisture in the rising air condenses. Clouds form, and a storm
begins.
A cold front happens when cold air is moving near the surface of Earth, and it pushes warm
air up very quickly. This is often the beginning of a thunderstorm. Clouds form, and heavy rains
begin falling. Opposite electrical charges inside storm clouds separate. This causes lightning to
flash towards Earth. Lightning has enough energy to heat the air all around it. This sudden burst of
heat is what causes the noise we know as thunder.
Thunderstorms often bring disasters with them. This can be in the form of floods, fi res
caused by lightning, damage from hailstones or strong winds, and even tornadoes. A tornado is a
spinning mass of air over land that can destroy virtually everything in its path.
A blizzard is a combination of strong winds and extremely low temperatures. Snowfall
increases until it is so heavy it is difficult or impossible to see. People can become lost in the snow
and freeze to death. Homes can be covered over with snow, trapping people indoors.
A hurricane is the most powerful storm known on Earth. It forms over warm ocean waters
off the coast of the tropics, becoming a gigantic swirling mixture of air and water. It can grow to
between 100 and 900 miles wide. Wind speeds can average 75 miles per hour or more. Hurricanes
do the most damage to coastal cities because they quickly lose their strength as they move over
land. Hurricanes are so large and powerful that their swirling clouds can be seen from space.
1) What kind of weather system encourages a thunderstorm to develop?
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2) Why does thunder usually occur during storms that have lightning?
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3) What is one of the conditions necessary for a thunderstorm to develop?
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4) Name one danger associated with blizzards.
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5) Which kind of extreme weather do you think would be the most difficult to face? Why?
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5. Read the text below and answer the questions follow.
6. Write what can you see.
7. Find and circle
8. Fill in the blanks using the words from the puzzle.
9. Complete the sentences using as…….as.
clever dangerous fast green
soft
10. Write the comparison using as……..as.
11. Complete the sentences.
12. Write the correct answers.
13. Complete the sentences using as……as and questions tag.
clear sharp slippery sweet tall
14. Write the words
15. Put the words in an order and add a question tag.
