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Storms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Long periods of rain can cause a...

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Hurricane

c)

Drought

d)

Flood

2.

Cold front and warm front meet over land. Cold air pushes warm air up quickly in a rotating motion. This can create a...

a)

tornado.

b)

hurricane.

c)

winter storm.

d)

drought.

3.

Hurricanes usually form over _____________ water.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

freezing

d)

no

4.

Which type of cloud and front is associated with a thunderstorm?

a)

cumulonimbus clouds and a stationary front

b)

cumulus clouds and a warm front

c)

cumulonimbus clouds and a cold front

d)

cirrus clouds and an occluded front

5.

Which type of air mass and water temperature would cause a strong hurricane?

a)

continental polar

b)

maritime polar

c)

maritime tropical

d)

continental tropical

6.

Dead, dry plants and animals/humans without the water they need can be caused by a....

a)

flood

b)

hurricane

c)

winter storm

d)

drought

7.

Forms when warm air rises over a warm ocean

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

thunderstorm

d)

winter storm

8.

Rapidly rising air causes cumulus clouds to build upward into cumulonimbus clouds and form a....

a)

winter storm

b)

drought

c)

thunderstorm

d)

hurricane

9.

Quick moving cold fronts move warm, moist air into the atmosphere causing a ....

a)

winter storm

b)

thunderstorm

c)

hurricane

d)

drought

10.

Conserve water, reuse water, and take short showers - this is advice for which type of severe weather?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

flood

c)

drought

d)

hurricane