Severe Weather

SEVERE WEATHER

Weather that can cause property damage and sometimes death is called

• spring weather

• weather phenomena

• severe weather

• thunderstorms

Which of the following atmospheric conditions produces thunderstorms?

• warm, moist air near Earth's surface and an unstable atmosphere

• cold, dry air near Earth's surface and an unstable atmosphere

• an unstable atmosphere

• warm, moist air near Earth's surface

Which type of cloud would most likely produce a thunderstorm?

• stratus cloud

• cirrus cloud

• cumulus cloud

• cumulonimbus cloud

A usually brief and heavy storm with rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder is called a(n)

• cloud.

• thunderstorm.

• hurricane.

• tornado.

An electric discharge between two oppositely charged surfaces is

• a hurricane.

• a tornado.

• thunder.

• lightning.

What can happen between two clouds, between Earth and a cloud, or between two parts of the same cloud?

• thunder

• lightning

• a storm

• a tornado

The sound caused by air rapidly expanding along a lightning strike is called

• a tornado.

• lightning.

• thunder.

• a hurricane.

These 4 dangerous conditions: high winds, hail, flash floods, and tornadoes can produce what?

• severe thunderstorms

• tornadoes

• rain storms

• cumulonimbus clouds

TORNADOES:

What is a destructive, rotating air column with very high wind speeds that touch the ground?

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• sever thunderstorm

• occluded front

In what percent of thunderstorms do tornadoes occur?

• 10%

• 20%

• 1%

• 5%