BillNyeStorms-HarrisonElementarySchool.docVIP

Bill Nye: Storms Name:____________________ Date:__________ Hour:_____ Storms are _____________ weather. Storms are caused by ______________ from the sun, _______________ in the air and the ______________ of the Earth. A change in the winds and ocean currents in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that effect the weather worldwide is known as ___ ___________. ___ ________ causes __________ to die and storms to rage all over the world. El Nino causes unseasonably _________ weather and increases the number of _______________ in some areas. ______________________ form over warm ocean waters. ______________________ heats up the air so fast it sounds like an explosion. Do not stand under a _____________ in a thunderstorm. In a thunderstorm you should stay low and avoid contacting the ground as much as possible. __________________is caused by charges of static _________________ built up in the ___________________ and the surface of the planet. When the charges become great enough a bolt of lightning occurs. ___________________ take place when air masses of two extremely different temperatures come together. If the ____________ air below a _______________ air mass punches through the cold air it will rise through it very rapidly causing a tornado. The winds on Jupiter are so high because the planet spins so fast. The Great Red Spots is actually a giant ______________, it has been around for centuries.