G8 Formative Typhoons

The following are considered hydrometeors EXCEPT:

• Haze

• Rain

• Sleet

• Hail

What temperature does the ocean surface have to be in order for a tropical storm to form?

• 35 degrees

• 27 degrees

• 40 degrees

• 20 degrees

In the study of meteorology, what does 'landfall' mean?

• When rocks fall into the sea

• When a hole is formed in the land

• when the storm reaches the land

• when the storm hits the ocean

Name the city that was 90% destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda.

• Talcoban

• Taliban

• Tacloban

• Trafficban

What weather conditions are found in the eye?

• Calm and clear

• Fastest winds

• Heavy rainfall

• Low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warm air rising creates:

• Low pressure

• High pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The process when warm moist air cools and becomes clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Solidification

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of storm is pictured here?

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

• Winter storm

• Tropical cyclone

True or false: Storms are caused by slow, steady changes in air pressure.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Thunderstorms can bring:

• Heavy precipitation

• Thunder and lightning

• Strong winds

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2