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Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
2.
A violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
3.
A heavy storm that is accompanied by rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
4.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
5.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
6.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
7.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
8.
Begins when warm moist air over the oceans rises rapidly, condenses forming clouds. This releases latent heat which increases the force of rising air.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
9.
Develops in 3 stages in which warm moist air rises forming tall cumulonimbus clouds and updrafts, while heavy rain produces downdrafts.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
10.
Forms when a thunderstorm meets high-altitude horizontal winds, causing rising air to rotate.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
11.
Long duration: It can last for days to weeks.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
12.
Typically short duration (minutes to hours)
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
13.
Average wind speeds 30-60 mph
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
14.
Max wind speed 40 to 300 mph
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
15.
Form anywhere, generally along cold fronts
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
16.
Most form in the central plains states.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
17.
What is this storm?
a)
rain storm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
none of the above
18.
What is this storm?
a)
thunder storm
b)
snow storm
c)
hurricane
d)
zrain storm
19.
What are thunder storms are produced by?
a)
rain
b)
altitude
c)
cumulonimbus clouds
d)
currenrs
20.
This storm is characterized by a rapidly whirling funnel cloud?
a)
hurricane sandy
b)
winter storm
c)
funnel storm
d)
tornado
21.
Where does a hurricane form?
a)
warm ocean water & or low pressure area
b)
pool
c)
sun
d)
lake
22.
A hurricane is a tropical Cyclone with winds of 119 km/h or higher.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
When warm and cold air meet, which one sinks to the bottom?
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
both
d)
neither
24.
What type of weather front causes thunderstorms and tornadoes?
a)
cold
b)
occluded
c)
stationary
d)
warm
25.
Do hurricanes spin in clockwise or counterclockwise direction?
a)
Clockwise (to the right)
b)
Counterclockwise (to the left)
26.
In which layer of the atmosphere do all storms occur?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
27.
Which storm only forms over warm water?
a)
tornado
b)
lightning
c)
thunderstorm
d)
hurricane
28.
What kind of pressure system creates storms?
a)
low
b)
medium
c)
high
d)
neither
29.
True or False?
Thunderstorms are a type of storm that has lightning, thunder, heavy rain, strong winds, and sometimes hail.
Thunderstorms are a type of storm that has lightning, thunder, heavy rain, strong winds, and sometimes hail.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
True or False?
Tornadoes are a type of storm that has a rapidly whirling funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud.
Tornadoes are a type of storm that has a rapidly whirling funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
True or False?
Hurricanes are a type of storm that forms a spinning pattern around the center, or "eye."
Hurricanes are a type of storm that forms a spinning pattern around the center, or "eye."
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What do thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes have in common?
a)
High pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
33.
Before it becomes a hurricane, it is called a
a)
tropical cyclone
b)
tropical typhoon
c)
tropical storm
d)
tropical storm surge
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