Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Where do tornadoes start?

• Over the ocean near the equator

• In the clouds that create blizzards

• In the clouds of severe thunderstorms

• Any time that it rains

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Thunderstorms are the result of which type of pressure system?

• Low

• High

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What causes storm clouds to develop?

• dry air rising and cooling

• humid air rising and cooling

• dry air descending and warming

• humid air descending and warming

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Place the following events in sequence: A) A tornado touches down; B) An updraft tilts a column of spinning air; C) Cool, dense air begins descending

• C,B,A

• B,C,A

• A,B,C

• C,A,B

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What is the driving force of thunderstorm development?

• cold fronts

• rising warm, humid air

• the Coriolis force

• warm tropical waters

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Which statements below are true about tornados?

• funnel shaped columns of air that form from thunderstorms when wind changes direction and gains strength and height

• huge, slow-moving storms

• only happen in the winter

• typically occur in spring and summer

• air begins to rotate and turns into vertical tornadoes

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Which statements below can be true about thunderstorms?

• usually produces heavy rain

• develop when the conditions are humid and warm

• have super strong winds that can be greater than 75 miles per hour

• usually occur in spring and summer

• air begins to rotate and turns into a vertical cylone

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The most potent type of thunderstorm is called a

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A tornado is most likely to form under which conditions?

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A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm 

• True

• False

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