Weather Quiz

What is named after the region that it comes from?

• air mass

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

This causes a great rise of the sea along the shoreline and causes the greatest damage in hurricanes:

• wind

• storm surge

• rain

• tornadoes

What is the most common type of severe storm?

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• air mass

A boundary that occurs as a result of two air masses meeting is known as:

• new air mass

• front

• tornado

• hurricane

What is an area of similar weather known as?

• front

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• air mass

Cold air moving under warm air and the temperature cooling down after the front moves through is known as what type of front?

• warm

• stationary

• cold

• occluded

Where do most tornadoes occur?

• Midwest/North

• Midwest/South

• North/South

• East/West

What produces hail, heavy rains and strong winds?

• tornadoes

• cumulus clouds

• thunderstorms

• hurricane

What type of front has warm air that moves in over a cold air mass and has warmer temperatures after it passes?cold

• warm

• occluded

• cold

• stationary

This type of tool is very good for tracking storms and helping to predict which way a storm will travel.

• radar

• weather channel

• sonar

• echolocation