CH8 TWISTERS AND OTHER TERRIBLE STORMS

The ______ is in charge of gathering weather information in the United States.

• Environmental Protection Agency

• National Weather Service

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Bureau of Meteorology

From space, _______ satellites take pictures of Earth.

• weather

• astronomy

• communication

• navigation

Meteorologists also use ______ to help predict storms.

• barometers

• thermometers

• satellites

• radar

_____ are usually updated every six hours. During severe weather, they're updated more often.

• Predictions

• Estimates

• Forecasts

• Prognoses

_____ information helps meteorologists predict when and where a storm is likely to hit.

• Accurate

• Relevant

• Precise

• Detailed

People who study twisters and other storms up close.

• Meteorologists

• Adventurers

• Storm Chasers

• Climatologists

Satellites can show where a _____ might create a tornado.

• jet stream

• supercell

• cold front

• hurricane

Instruments inside a _______ check the weather conditions many miles above the ground.

• weather balloon

• airplane

• weather station

• submarine

There are over ___ weather stations around the world.

• 50,000

• 10,000

• 25,000

• 75,000

Weather satellites aren't capable of taking pictures of Earth where storms are forming.

• True

• False