Severe Weather Test Review

Two qualities of weather that meteorologists use to predict future weather: (Choose two)

• temperature

• humidity

• precipitation

• pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tool that measures air pressure

• thermometer

• altometer

• barometer

• chronometer

Any meteorological event that has the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, and/or loss of life

• earthquake

• tsunami

• volcanic eruption

• severe weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Common types of severe weather (Choose 3)

• tsunami

• hurricane

• earthquake

• thunderstorm

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Supercells always form tornadoes

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Storm surges are common problems during:

• tornadoes

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

• tsunamis

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The enhanced Fujita scale ranks tornadoes based on which two factors? (choose two)

• location

• wind speed

• size

• damage done

Super Cells become tornadoes when:

• They reach a certain wind speed

• they cause damage

• they touch the ground

• the produce hail and green skies

Which two names can hurricanes also be called? (Choose two)

• waterspouts

• funnel clouds

• typhoons

• monsoon

• tropical cyclones

Hurricanes weaken when:

• They move northward

• they run in to cooler water

• they run in to land

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6