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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which types of storms are we learning about?
a)
hurricanes, thunderstorms, floods
b)
floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes
c)
tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes
d)
hurricanes, tropical storms, droughts
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.
Usually occur in the late summer or during fall
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
5.
Damage is caused by flying debris.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
6.
Damage can be caused by flying debris, downbursts, hail, lightning, and flash floods.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
7.
Damage caused by storm surge, which results in coastal flooding.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
8.
A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
9.
Tornadoes start as a what kind of cloud?
a)
funnel
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
hair
d)
tall
10.
A heavy storm that is accompanied by rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
11.
The best place to go during a tornado is the basement.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
If outside during a thunderstorm, the best place to go is under a big tree.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
During a hurricane, it is best to seek shelter in a low-lying area, like a basement.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
15.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
16.
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.
When warm and cold air meet, which one sinks to the bottom?
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
both
d)
neither
23.
What type of weather front causes thunderstorms and tornadoes?
a)
cold
b)
occluded
c)
stationary
d)
warm
24.
Do hurricanes spin in clockwise or counterclockwise direction?
a)
Clockwise (to the right)
b)
Counterclockwise (to the left)
25.
In which layer of the atmosphere do all storms occur?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
26.
What kind of pressure system creates storms?
a)
low
b)
medium
c)
high
d)
neither
27.
What do thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes have in common?
a)
High pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
28.
Before it becomes a hurricane, it is called a
a)
tropical cyclone
b)
tropical typhoon
c)
tropical storm
d)
tropical storm surge
29.
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
30.
Which storm only forms over warm water?
a)
tornado
b)
lightning
c)
thunderstorm
d)
hurricane
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