Term 4 - Term 1 Review Quiz

A ________________ is an intense storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.

• tornado

• blizzard

• thunderstorm

• severe thunderstorm

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

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flooding

Most hurricanes

• cannot be seen from space

• cross exposed land

• become dangerous category 5 storms

• lose their power when they move into cooler waters or moves over land

What is the scale used to measure hurricanes?

• Mohs scale

• Enhanced Fujita Scale

• Richter Scale

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

What helps steer hurricanes westward towards the United States?

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

• Trade Winds

• Gulf Stream

An instrument that measures wind speed is called: 

• thermometer 
• barometer
• an anemometer
• accelerometer 

Which type of pressure spins clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere? 

• High pressure 
• Low pressure
• Atmospheric pressure
• Barometric pressure

What weather map symbol is this: 

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Stationary front
• Occluded front

Which front is described as- cold air moving in and pushing warm air up, can cause cooler temperatures, and thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

what does this symbol mean

• cold front

• warm front

• high front

• low front