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Reading Explorer Foundations Unit 10B

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    When weird weather strikes
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  • As if tornadoes aren't dangerous enough, some can ________ be made of fire!
    actually
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  • From time to time, nature _______ a weird weather event.
    delivers
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  • The tornado sucked up the frogs and ________ them on the town!
    dropped
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  • "I thought perhaps the plane carrying the frogs had ________!"
    exploded
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  • The ice pieces _______ in size until the wind cannot hold them up.
    increase
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  • "There were thousands of jumping creatures," one person told the _____ newspaper.
    local
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  • Every now and then, a weather event that is very _________ happens.
    unusual
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  • Without any _______, they found the streets filling with little jumping creatures.
    warning
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  • What are some strange weather events that have happened in the world? Can you explain it?
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  • Do you know any strange stories about weather?
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  • How is a tornado of fire formed?
    By strong winds in a forest fire or extremely hot wildfires.
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  • Make a sentence using "sucked up".
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  • What is nature's most terrifying creation?
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  • Give an example of cause and effect in nature.
    Heavy rains cause flooding (effect). Cause → A tornado passed over a lake and sucked up the frogs. Effect → It was raining frogs!
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  • What is a rogue wave? Why is it dangerous?
    AKA: freak waves, monster waves. Unusually large, unpredictable, and suddenly appearing surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships, even large ones.
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  • Give some synonyms and antonyms for "unusual".
    S: odd, weird, strange. A: usual, normal, ordinary.
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