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Weather Fun!

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

is a rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.

a)

Tornado

b)

Tropical Storm

c)

Thunderstorms

d)

Tsunami

2.

is an intense columnar vortex. Some are connected to a cumulus congestus cloud, some to a cumuliform cloud and some to a cumulonimbus cloud.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Lightning

c)

Tornado

d)

Waterspout

3.

What type of lightning is this?

a)

Ground-To-Cloud Lightning

b)

Bead Lightning

c)

Intracloud Lightning

d)

Anvil Crawlers

e)

Ribbon Lighting

4.

----- is a large, violent, fast-moving, complex of thunderstorms that follow one another along a path of at least 240 miles, with wind gusts of at least 58 mph. Although ----- are very difficult to predict, they often form along the boundary of a large, hot air mass near a jet stream air current.

a)

Drencho Storms

b)

Tropical storms

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Hail Storms

5.

These storms are characterized by extremely low pressure systems and high speed, swirling winds between 39 and 73 miles per hour.

a)

Floods

b)

Tropical Storms

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes

e)

Tsunami

6.

What is the most devastating Hurricane to ever hit America?

a)

Hurricane Katrina, 2005

b)

1900 Galveston Hurricane

c)

1926 Miami Hurricane

d)

Superstorm Sandy, 2012

e)

Hurricane Charley, 2004

7.

What was the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history hit the Upper Texas coast?

a)

Hurricane Harvey

b)

1900 Galveston Hurricane

c)

1835 Antigua Hurricane Brownsville

d)

Hurricane Allen 1980

8.

----- are severe winter storms that combine heavy snowfall, with high winds and freezing temperatures. They can produce dangerous conditions, including roof collapse.

a)

Blizzard

b)

Hailstorm

c)

Ice Storms

d)

Snow

9.

What type of lightning is this?

a)

Intracloud Lightning

b)

Bolt from the Blue

c)

Bead Lightning

d)

Sprites and Jets

10.

what type of lightning is this?

a)

Sheet Lightning

b)

Intracloud Lightning

c)

Bolt from the Blue

d)

Sprites and Jets

11.

What is the most devastating tornado to hit America?

a)

Joplin, Mo. (May 22, 2011)

b)

St. Louis, Mo. (May 27, 1896)

c)

The Tri-State Tornado (Mar. 18, 1925)

d)

Gainesville, Ga. (Apr. 6, 1936)

12.

A large, violent, fast-moving, complex of thunderstorms is called a...

a)

Derecho

b)

multi-cell storm

c)

A squall line

d)

A Mesoscale Convective System (MCS)