Second graders dig into severe weather with nine fill-in-the-blank items about hurricanes forming over warm ocean water, staying inside during thunderstorms, droughts, thunder following lightning, blizzards with strong winds, floods covering dry land, weather balloons, tornado siren safety, and what a weather warning means.
A four-pair matching question then connects tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and thunderstorms with their descriptions. Mixing science facts with safety steps helps kids understand storms they have heard about on the news and learn what to do if dangerous weather ever reaches their own town.
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Weather and Seasons
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A hurricane is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water.
2. During a thunderstorm you should stay inside a building.
3. A drought happens when an area gets very little rain for a long time.
4. Thunder is the loud sound that follows a flash of lightning.
5. A blizzard is a winter storm with heavy snow and strong winds.
6. A flood occurs when water covers land that is usually dry.
7. Scientists send weather balloons into the sky to collect data about storms.
8. If you hear a tornado siren you should go to the lowest floor or basement.
9. A weather warning means dangerous weather is already happening.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each severe weather type to its description.
Tornado
→ A spinning funnel of wind
Heavy snow with strong winds
Hurricane
→ Large ocean storm with high winds
A spinning funnel of wind
Blizzard
→ Heavy snow with strong winds
Storm with lightning and thunder
Thunderstorm
→ Storm with lightning and thunder
Large ocean storm with high winds
Weather and Seasons
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A hurricane is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water.
2) During a thunderstorm you should stay inside a building.
3) A drought happens when an area gets very little rain for a long time.
4) Thunder is the loud sound that follows a flash of lightning.
5) A blizzard is a winter storm with heavy snow and strong winds.
6) A flood occurs when water covers land that is usually dry.
7) Scientists send weather balloons into the sky to collect data about storms.
8) If you hear a tornado siren you should go to the lowest floor or basement.
9) A weather warning means dangerous weather is already happening.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each severe weather type to its description.
Tornado
→ A spinning funnel of wind
Heavy snow with strong winds
Hurricane
→ Large ocean storm with high winds
A spinning funnel of wind
Blizzard
→ Heavy snow with strong winds
Storm with lightning and thunder
Thunderstorm
→ Storm with lightning and thunder
Large ocean storm with high winds
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