8th science unit 2 part 4 weather in the atmosphere

In a cyclone, the air spins __________ toward the center.

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

A cyclone forms from a ________ system.

• low pressure

• high pressure

An anticyclone forms from a __________ system.

• low pressure

• high pressure

Which is an example of a cyclone?

• hurricanes

• dust storm

• thunderstorms

• tornados

• a person who predicts the weather

• meteorologist

• paleontologist

• biologist

• chemist

• Electrical storms created through the difference in the charges within the clouds and the ground

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• winter weather

• Funnel clouds created by rotating uplifted air.

• Range from F0 – mild, to F5 - catastrophic

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• winter weather

• A massive low pressure system that originates and gains energy from warm water

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• winter weather

Blizzards and ice can cause power outages and make traveling difficult

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• winter weather

The low pressure area in the center of a hurricane is called _______.

• the eye

• the epicenter

• the target

• the middle