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Total questions: 53

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1.

If you're outside with no shelter, where is the safest place to be during a tornado?

a)

Under a bridge or overpass.

b)

Hug a tree.

c)

Laying flat in a ditch while covering your head.

d)

Find a vehicle and get in it. Stay low and cover your head.

2.

If you don't have a basement, which of the following choices is the safest shelter during a tornado?

a)

An interior room (closet, hallway, bathroom, etc.) on the lowest floor of your house away from windows.

b)

If one is available, in an outside garage or shed.

c)

The North wall of the house is always the safest.

d)

If you have a fireplace try to crawl into it. Use it as a shelter.

3.

What should you do if you are in a car during a tornado?

a)

Try to outrun it if you can.

b)

Get out and away from the car. Find a low ditch and lay flat in it. Cover your head.

c)

Find an over pass and climb up the embankment of the bridge. Stay low.

d)

Stay in the vehicle.

4.

If you are in a building during a tornado what should you do?

a)

Open all the windows to equalize the pressure.

b)

Seek shelter in the lowest part of the house, away from windows. Cushion yourself if you can.

c)

Escape the building as fast as you can, and lay flat on the ground.

d)

Stand by the North wall and cover yourself with a mattress. If there is time close windows, turn off all power, and gas to prevent possible fires.

5.

True, or False- Trying to outrun a tornado in a car is always a safer choice than seeking shelter.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
What is the “fuel” that “feeds” a hurricane
a)
cold air
b)
dry air
c)
warm and moist air
d)
warm and dry air
7.
What are conditions like in the eye of the hurricane?
a)
Very rainy
b)
Very windy
c)
Calm and possibly sunny
d)
Cloudy and humid
8.
Which of the following hurricanes would have the strongest winds?
a)
Cat 1
b)
Cat 2
c)
Cat 3
d)
Cat 4
9.
What locations in the United States are most vulnerable to hurricanes?
a)
Florida
b)
Washington
c)
Tennessee
d)
Arkansas
10.
A hurricane is a powerful rotating ________ that forms over warm waters.
a)
storm
b)
force
c)
disturbance
d)
tropical
11.
What part of the hurricane is calm with no clouds, looking like a sunny day?
a)
eye
b)
eye wall
c)
rain bands
d)
wind direction
12.
What part of the hurricane is calm with no clouds, looking like a sunny day?
a)
eye
b)
eye wall
c)
rain bands
d)
wind direction
13.
What fuels a hurricane's strength?
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Warm Water
d)
Cold Water
14.
When is Hurricane Season in the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
December 1st - July 4th
b)
March 21st - October 3rd
c)
May 15th - September 1st
d)
June 1st - November 30th
15.
In what direction do hurricanes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise
c)
Up
d)
Down
16.
What happens as a hurricane moves further in-land?
a)
It speeds up and gets stronger
b)
It turns around and goes back to sea
c)
It slows down and gets weaker
d)
It stalls
17.
Most of the damage from hurricanes happens because of - 
a)
Storm surge (flooding)
b)
wind
c)
hail
d)
lightning
18.
Which is NOT a condition that must be present to create a thunderstorm?
a)
Air must be full of moisture
b)
Warm air must rise quickly and continue to rise
c)
Lightning has to set something on fire
d)
The air in the cloud must stay warmer than the air around it
19.
Thunderstorm clouds are called - 
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cumulonimbus
20.
When lightening heats the air around it, and the air expands quickly, what does this cause?
a)
Thunder
b)
Wind
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
21.
Which of the following is NOT a possible outcome of lightning?
a)
injury
b)
electricity
c)
death
d)
burns
22.
Which two conditions must be present for a thunderstorm to be considered severe?
a)
Winds 58mph or stronger and hail at least 1 inch around
b)
100 lightning flashes per minute and high winds
c)
Loud thunder and lots of lightning
d)
Lots of rain and wind
23.
After a cold front passes through, what type of weather will there be?   
a)
Rainy or stormy, and cloudy
b)
Clear, dry, and sunny
24.
After a warm front passes through what type of weather will there be?
a)
Rainy or stormy, and cloudy
b)
Clear, dry, and sunny
25.
What type of weather is associated with areas of low pressure?
a)
Low pressure = humid, because there is room in the air for moisture to get in 
b)
Low pressure = dry, because there is not room in the air for moisture to get in
26.
What type of weather is associate with areas of high pressure?
a)
High pressure = dry, because there is not room in the air for moisture to get in
b)
High pressure = humid, because there is room in the air for moisture to get in 
27.
If a city is located in a coastal area, what does that mean?
a)
near the coast, near large bodies of water
b)
on land, not near large bodies of water
28.
If a city is located at an inland area, what does that mean?
a)
near the coast, near large bodies of water
b)
on land, not near large bodies of water
29.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
30.
What direction is the warm front moving?
a)
Northeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
31.
Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?
a)
Billings, Montana
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
d)
Miami, Florida
32.
What does this symbol represent on a weather map?
a)
Sunny
b)
Partly Cloudy
c)
Cloudy
d)
Thunderstorm
33.
What does this symbol show? 
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
c)
Low humitidy
d)
Longing for someone (strong feelings)
34.
What does this image show? 
a)
Hotness
b)
High altitude
c)
High pressure
d)
Hi five bro!
35.
What does this image show? 
a)
A flag banner
b)
Blue alligator teeth
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
36.
What does this image represent?
a)
Cold front
b)
Red bulbous things
c)
Warm front
d)
Sarah Ju
37.
High pressure creates sunny, clear skies.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front 
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
39.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front 
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
40.
How many fronts are there?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
0
41.
What direction is the warm front moving?
a)
Northeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
42.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
43.
What does this show? 
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Clouds crying
d)
Student whining
44.
What does this image represent? 
a)
TJ
b)
Thunderstorms
c)
Rain
d)
Partly cloudy
45.
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called 
a)
astronomers
b)
volcanologists
c)
meteorologists
d)
weatherologists
46.
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
a)
dew
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitaiton
47.
This form of precipitation forms as ice crystals in clouds that are below freezing.
a)
rain
b)
sleet
c)
snow
d)
hail
48.
Instrument for measuring temperature
a)
temperature vane
b)
hygrometer
c)
thermometer
d)
rain gauge
49.

Meeting of two different types of air masses

a)

warm and cold

b)

hurricane

c)

precipitation

d)

front

50.
All the air surrounding the earth
a)
atmosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
air
51.
What information do you not  find on a weather map?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
high or low pressure
d)
seasons
52.

The study of weather is called

a)

Astrology

b)

Biology

c)

Earthology

d)

Meteorology

53.
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
air mass
d)
dew point

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