Warnings That Help: teacher key

Natural Disasters, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and floods are big events. Warnings and a family plan help people get to a safe place.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does a seismometer measure?
   • Shaking waves (answer)
   • Rain
   • Wind speed
2. What should you do if the ground shakes?
   • Run outside
   • Drop down, cover, hold on (answer)
   • Look out a window
3. What is the calm, clear center of a hurricane called?
   • The eye (answer)
   • The funnel
   • The plate
4. Why does each hurricane get a name?
   • So people know a new storm is coming (answer)
   • So it is funny
   • So it grows
5. What should you never do in flood water?
   • Walk, swim or drive in it (answer)
   • Watch it
   • Hear it
6. What does a tornado often look like?
   • A funnel (answer)
   • A plate
   • A kit

Words

• seismometer: shake measurer
• tectonic: of Earth's plates
• tornado: spinning air
• hurricane: big storm
• kit: a set