Severe Weather and Predicting Weather Review

How does a thunderstorm form?

• Warm, humid air near Earth's surface and an unstable atmosphere

• When electricity discharges from clouds

• Rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike

• A hurricane that forms in the western Pacific Ocean

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How does lightning form?

• When rising warm air reaches its dew point

• When a cold front and a warm front interact

• When electricity is discharged between two oppositely charged surfaces

• Thor or Zeus, I forget which one

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How does a tornado form?

• Warm air blowing over Lake Michigan

• Wind moving in 2 directions causes a layer of air in the middle to form a spinning column

• When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass

• When a stationary front moves out of an area

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How does a hurricane form?

• A group of thunderstorms moving over tropical ocean waters meet and cause the storm to spin

• Where there is a core of warm, relatively calm air with low pressure and light winds

• As warm air rises energy from water condensation is released

• When a wall of water builds up over the ocean

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What orbit the Earth to provide images of weather systems?

• Bats

• Thermometers

• Barometers

• Weather satellites

How does a thermometer work?

• Science juice

• When air temperature increases, the liquid expands and moves up the glass tube and then the opposite happens when air temperature decreases

• Observing and collecting data on atmospheric conditions

• Using motion to create a weak electric current

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Which of the following instruments measures air pressure?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Windsock

How might several station models from different regions plotted on a map help a meteorologist?

• Make things confusing so no one questions you

• Detect the location, movement, and amount of precipitation

• Help to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius

• Help a meteorologist get a better visual representation of what the weather is doing across the country

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Which of these is an instrument used to measure wind speed?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Trumpet

What is thunder?

• An electric discharge between two oppositely charged surfaces

• The sound caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike

• Thor, definitely

• A usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain and strong winds

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