Wind and Storm (G7)

What is this cloud formation called?

• Super-cell

• Funnel cloud

• Shelf cloud

• Wall cloud

Heat goes in which direction?

• Rises up

• Goes down

• Heat does not rise up, it stays in one place.

Hurricane wind speed usually is (CAT 5) Miles and Kilometers allowed

What type of storm is a long straight line thunderstorm, lasting for a long time with high wind speeds.

• Derecho

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Strip-storm

Suppose a hurricane forms on the Indian ocean, then what would it be called?

• Cyclone

• Typhoon

• Indian-Vortex

• Indicane

What is the highest scale for a hurricane?

• CAT - 7

• CAT - 4

• TYPE 7

• CAT - 5

What is the world's biggest tornado's name?

Additional Fact: It formed on colorado on May 31st 2013

• The 3 Beast

• El Reno Tornado

• Tri-state tornado

• Colorado Twist

What was the world's biggest hurricane in terms of maximum sustained winds?

• Hurricane Patricia

• Hurricane Ian

• Hurricane Mathhew

• Hurricane Andrew

How is wind formed?

• Wind is produced when warmer air above the ground expands and rises and is replaced by heavier, colder air.

• Wind is produced when heat rises up, this creates a by-product, wind.

• Wind is made from the earth's rotation.

• Wind is formed when the moons gravitational pull attracts clouds and forms wind.

TRUE OR FALSE

''Hail is formed when clouds freeze, making the water also freeze and creating hail.''

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Hailstones are formed when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm updrafts into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere and freeze