Module 10 Vocabulary Quiz

type of thunderstorm in which air rises because of unequal heating of Earth’s surface within a single air mass and is most common during the afternoon and evening is a(an)​ (a)  

• Air-Mass Thunderstorm
• Mountain Thunderstorm
• Sea-Breeze Thunderstorm
• Frontal Thunderstorm

occurs when an air mass rises from orographic lifting, which involves air moving up the side of a mountain.​ ​ (a)  

• Mountain Thunderstorm
• Sea-Breeze Thunderstorm
• Frontal Thunderstorm
• Air-Mass Thunderstorm

local air-mass thunderstorm that commonly occurs along a coastal area because land and water store and release thermal energy differently ​ is a(an) ​ (a)  

• Sea-Breeze Thunderstorm
• Frontal Thunderstorm
• Air-Mass Thunderstorm
• Mountain Thunderstorm

type of thunderstorm usually produced by an advancing cold front, which can result in a line of thunderstorms hundreds of kilometers long, or, more rarely, an advancing warm front, which can result in a relatively mild thunderstorm is called a(an)​ (a)  

• Frontal Thunderstorm
• Air-Mass Thunderstorm
• Mountain Thunderstorm
• Sea-Breeze Thunderstorm

a branching channel of partially charged air that forms between positive and negative regions; generally moves from the center of the cloud towards the ground​ is generally known as a (a)  

• stepped leader
• Upward Streamer
• Return Stroke

a branching channel of positively charged ions that rushes upward from the ground to meet the stepped leader is known as the​ (a)  

• Upward Streamer
• Return Stroke
• Stepped Leader

the bright flash we see as lightning is a​ (a)  

• Upward Streamer
• Return Stroke
• Stepped Leader

extremely powerful, self-sustaining thunderstorm characterized by intense, rotating updrafts is a ​ (a)  

• Supercell
• Mountain Thunderstorm
• Frontal Thunderstorm
• Downburst
• Tornado

violent downdrafts that are concentrated in a local area is called a ​ (a)  

• Mountain Thunderstorm
• Frontal Thunderstorm
• Downburst
• Tornado
• Supercell

violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground that forms when wind direction and speed suddenly change with height; is often associated with a supercell, and can be extremely damaging is a​ (a)  

• Mountain Thunderstorm
• Frontal Thunderstorm
• Supercell
• tornado
• Downburst
• Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage scale