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Hurricanes and Tornadoes ESC Chapter 19

Authored by Julie Cisneros

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Hurricanes and Tornadoes ESC Chapter 19
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main cause of injuries during tornadoes?

Heavy rainfall

Flying debris

Intense convective activity

Strong winds

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the part of a hurricane that experiences the heaviest rainfall and greatest wind speeds?

Wall of cumulonimbus clouds

Eye wall

Eye

Rotary cyclonic circulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the scale used to measure the damage caused by tornadoes?

Richter scale

Beaufort scale

Saffir-Simpson scale

Enhanced Fujita intensity scale

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason why tornadoes are difficult to forecast?

Rapid formation process

Unpredictable wind patterns

Lack of advanced technology

Their small size

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name given to hurricanes in the western Pacific?

Monsoons

Tornadoes

Cyclones

Typhoons

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the source region of an air mass?

The area where an air mass dissipates

The area where an air mass acquires its properties

The area where an air mass loses its properties

The area where an air mass forms clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of air mass is cold and forms over land?

Continental polar (cP)

Maritime polar (mP)

Maritime tropical (mT)

Continental tropical (cT)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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