Storms Quiz 2-27-19

What is a tornado?

• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

• Winds wrapping around the sound waves caused by thunder, making the clouds circulate around a fixed point

• A twisting hole that deprives oxygen from any living being

• None of the above

Which type of cloud is associated with storms?

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

• stratus

• D'Angelus

What is the study of weather called?

• geography

• meteorology

• biology

• psychology

In case of severe storms, where is the safest place to be?

• under a tree

• in a swimming pool

• in a large field

• indoors

This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail

• thunderstorm
• tornado
• hurricane
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the:

• dew point
• rain point
• wind point
• relative humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?

• they are larger
• longer duration
• also associated with flooding and strong rains
• all of the rest

How do tornadoes form?

• When someone spins around too fast
• when warm, moist air meets cold, dry air
• sharknadoes are real

Electricity may flow within the cloud also flow between the cloud and the ground. These electrical currents are _________________.

• thunder

• particles

• lightning

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6