Weather Study

What is a tornado?

• the most dangerous type of storm

• a storm with cold temperatures, high winds, lots of snow

• a violent, whirling wind that moves over a small strip of land

What are stratus clouds?

• puffy white clouds that indicate fair weather

• low gray clouds that produce light rain

• tall, anvil shaped clouds that form thunderstorms

What do you call a the boundary between cold air and warm air?

• a tectonic plate

• a storm

• a front

When is a weather warning given?

• When the severe weather is happening

• When the atmosphere has the right conditions for a storm

• When there is a chance for bad weather

What are cumulus clouds?

• puffy white clouds with flat bases

• thin gray clouds that produce storms

• tall clouds that produce tornadoes

Hurricanes move __________ to __________.

• North to South

• East to West

• West to East

If there is a high pressure system, what type of weather is there?

• Nice

• Stormy

• Drizzle

What type of storms produce tornadoes?

• Blizzards

• Thunderstorms

• Warm Fronts

What is the most violent type of storm?

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

• Tornado

Where do storms and precipitation occur?

• At front boundaries

• in the Mesosphere

• At cold places