SevereWeather:Tornadoes,Hurricanes,ThunderstormsandBlizzards

WEBSITE:http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/
Onceyougettothissite,clickonTornadoes
TORNADOES
Step1:Whenthenumber1isdark.Readtheinformationabouttornadoesinthegrayboxandanswerthe
followingquestions.Youmayhavetoscrolldowntoseealloftheinformation.
1. Whatisatornado?
Atornadoisaviolentrotatingcolumnofairthatextendsfromathunderstormtotheground.
2. Whichstatehasthemosttwistersperyear?Howmany?
Step2:Clickonthe#2.Readtheinformationinthegraybox,andanswerthefollowingquestions.
1. Whataresupercells?
2. WheredomosttornadoesinAmericaoccur?

3. Whydomosttornadoesoccurinthelateafternoon?
Clickonthenextbuttontozoomintoseeatornado.
4. Whendotornadoesform?
5. Whatisanupdraft?

6. Whywoulditstarttorotate?

7. Beforethestormturnsintoatornado,whattypeofclouddoesitbecome?

Step3:Clickonthe#3.Readtheinformationinthegraybox,andanswerthefollowingquestions.
1. Whattypeofweatheraccompaniestornadoes?

Clickonseetornadodamageatthebottomofthetext.
2. HowdoestheFujitascalemeasuretornadointensity?
MovearoundtheFujitascaletoseetheeffectstornadoesofdifferentintensitieshave.
Clickonthe#4toseeavideoofatornadopassing.
Clickonthe#5toanswerthefollowingquestion.Youwillhavetoscrolldowntoanswerthequestion.
1. Whatisthedifferencebetweenatornadowatchandatornadowarning?

Clickon#6tomakeatornado.
1.Whatconditionsareperfectformakingatornado?
HURRICANES
Now,youaremovingontohurricanes.Clickonthehurricanesymbolabovethenumbers,andbegin.
1. Howmanymphmustwindsbegoinginorderforatropicalstormtobeahurricane?
2. Wheredohurricanesform?
Wheredocyclonesform?
Wheredotyphoonsform?
Clickon#2,andreadtheinformation.Clickthenextbuttonwhenyouaredone.
1.DoestheeyeofthehurricanehaveHIGHorLOWpressure?
2. Wherearethemostviolentwindsinthehurricane?
Clickonthe#3.
1. Inthenorthernhemisphere,hurricanesalwaysturnhow?
2. Inthesouthernhemisphere,theyalwaysturnhow?
Playwiththeimageofthehurricanetoseea3Dimage.
Clickonthe#4.

1. Alloftherainfromhurricanescancausewhattooccur?
2.Whatisastormsurge?
Clickonthe#5.
Readtheinformation,andwatchthevideo.
Clickonthe#6.
1. Whatisthedifferencebetweenahurricanewatchandahurricanewarning?
Clickonthe#7.
Create5hurricanes.
1. Whichonecreatesthemostdamage?Whatfactors?
2.Whichonecreatestheleastdamage?Whatfactors?

THUNDERSTORMS
Gotohttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tstorms/ingredient.htm
1. Listthe3ingredientsnecessaryforathunderstorm.
2. ClickonLifecycleofaThunderstorm.Takenotesoneachofthethreestages.

ToweringCumulusStage

MatureCumulusStage

DissipatingStage

3. Whataresomeofthepotentialhazardsofthunderstorms?

BLIZZARDS
Gotohttp://www.ussartf.org/blizzards.htm

1. HowdoestheNationalWeatherServicedefineablizzard?
2. Listsomeofthedangersofblizzards.

3. WhatdowecallablizzardthatmovesuptheeastcoastfromtheMidAtlantictoNewEngland?

4. ScrolldowntoKeepAheadoftheStorm
Whatdoesitmeanifeachofthefollowingisissued:
WinterStormWatch
WinterStormWarning
BlizzardWarning

CreateACaneGame
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/games/canelab.htm
CreateACanePostGameQuestion
1. Whatistheidealwindspeedforahurricane?
2. Whatistheidealtemperatureforahurricane?
3. Whatistheideallatitudeforahurricane?
4. Whatistheidealmoistureforahurricane?
5. Whatisneededtocreateatropicaldepressionintheocean?