Severe Weather Review

_____ always form over warm ocean water.

• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes
• Blizzards
• Thunderstorms

Which of these is NOT a weather-related danger expected from hurricanes?

• storm surge
• heavy rain
• heavy snow
• destructive winds

What are tornadoes?

• a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail
• a storm that can be the same as thunderstorms, but can be even more dangerous
• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and beneath a large storm system.
• a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

What do hurricanes feed on?

• warm tropical water
• hot water
• cold artic water
• rain

The center of a hurricane is called the ______.

• center
• brain
• eye
• circle

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

Storm surges are common problems during:

• tornadoes

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

• tsunamis

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