Tornadoes and Thunderstorms Warm Up

A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm 

• True
• False

Thunderstorm clouds are called - 

• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Cumulus
• Cumulonimbus

Can tornadoes also occur during a severe thunderstorm?

• Yes

• No

what kind of air makes cumulonimbus clouds

• Hot, humid air

• Cold, humid air

• Hot, dry air

• Cold, dry air

What combinations of air cause tornadoes to form?

• Hot

• Cold/dry and warm/wet

• Cold/wet and warm/dry

• Cold

Before a tornado, a _________ starts.

• snowstorm

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• nothing

Tornadoes are formed when cold and warm air collide. True or False.

• True

• False

Which type of severe event is most likely to occur when a cold front moves in behind warm, moist air?

• Blizzard
• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Drought

What storm is a funnel shaped cloud?

• tornado
• hurricane
• thunderstorm

What type of clouds do you see when there is severe weather coming?

• cumulus
• stratus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus