Shelter From the Storm Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tornado

Tornadoes are very common in the Midwest of the United States. They are nature's most violent storms. They can touch down on the ground and cause major damage to areas up to 1 mile wide and 50 miles long. The most important thing to do if a tornado is coming is to take shelter inside.

Answer: Hail

Hailstones are balls of ice that fall during a hail storm. Most hailstones are smaller than a penny but occasionally they can be as large as 6 inches. Hail storms can cause lots of damage to vehicles and the windows of houses.

Answer: True

For a snowstorm to be called a blizzard it must have sustained winds of 35 miles an hour. Blizzards can cause what is called a white-out. This is when there is so much snow in the air that nothing can be seen.

Answer: Fog

Fog is what we call any cloud that is touching the ground. The foggiest place on the planet is the Grand Banks near the island of Newfoundland in Canada.

Answer: Desert

A sandstorm is usually seen in deserts and other very dry areas. The storm picks up massive amounts of sand into the air and deposits it hundreds of miles away. Sandstorms can cause complete black outs where there is no visibility. Some sandstorms are so big they can be seen by satellites in outer space!

Answer: Thunder

Thunder is the sound of the lightning breaking the sound barrier. It is a supersonic noise that can sometimes tell you just how far away the lightning actually is. The sound of lightning is usually not audible over 12 miles away.

Answer: true

While this is not a common event, it has been known to happen. Strong storms, cyclones, hurricanes can pick up many things off the ground and out of the water and then deposit them many miles away. One of the most recent events was in the country of Wales in 1996 when during a thunderstorm fish fell from the sky!

Answer: Tropical

Hurricanes form in tropical areas. Warmth is needed for these super storms to develop. They produce strong winds and very heavy rain. A direct hit by a hurricane can cause complete devastation of some of the smaller island countries.

Answer: eye

The center of a hurricane is called the eye. It is an area of low pressure, and the weather is usually calm and often cloud free.

Answer: False

A monsoon is the heavy rains that come yearly to some areas that get most of their rainfall all at one time of year. They have wet seasons and dry seasons. A typhoon is another name for a hurricane. Generally the term is used for hurricanes that occur to the south of the equator.