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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
As the instability of the air __________, the strength of the thunderstorms' updrafts and downdrafts __________.
decreases, decrease
increases, increase
decreases, increase
increased, decreaes
How are thunderstorms classified?
by the diameter of the storm
by the height that the cumulonimbus clouds reach
by the mechanism that caused the air to rise
by the duration of the storm
How hot is the air heated by lightning?
300° C
1,00,000,000 ° C
1,000° C
30,000° C
Large, rotating, low-pressure storms are called __________.
tornadoes
hail storms
storm surge
tropical cyclones tropical cyclones
The table shows the water level of the Green River during a thunderstorm. If the flood plain is 3.8 meters, when would this river have flooded?
just after 10:00 a.m.
just after 11:00 a.m.
just after noon
just after 1:00 p.m.
Thunderstorms that have intense, rotating updrafts are called __________.
downbursts
tornadoes
supercells
air-mass thunderstorms
What are tropical cyclones that form in the Pacific Ocean called?
funnel clouds
downdrafts
tornadoes
typhoons
What atmospheric condition increases the likeliness of a flood?
weak, upper-atmospheric current that moves storms slowly
condensation of updrafts
friction between updrafts and downdrafts
stronger downbursts
What causes the air of a tropical storm to rotate?
the Coriolis effect
supercells
funnel clouds
strong downwinds
What causes thunder?
falling precipitation
the expansion and contraction of the air heated by lightning
friction between updrafts and downdrafts in a cumulonimbus cloud
condensation of updrafts
What happens in the developing or cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?
updraft slows
downdrafts occur
air rises vertically
air sinks with precipitation
What is the calm center of a hurricane called?
funnel cloud
downburst
eyewall
eye
What is the wind-chill factor?
the phenomenon of heat loss from human skin due to wind and temperature
the freezing point of water
the point at which human skin will become frostbitten
the length of a cold wave
What type of thunderstorm is caused by advancing cold and warm fronts?
air-mass thunderstorms
cloud condensing thunderstorms
sea-breeze thunderstorms
frontal thunderstorms
What type of weather phenomenon is shown in the figure?
a supercell
a conduction cell
a sea breeze
a cyclone
What type of weather phenomenon is shown in the figure?
the Pacific Ocean only
near the Gulf Stream
tornado alley
the ITCZ or from tropical waves
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Fujita tornado intensity scale?
wind speed
duration
size of funnel cloud
destruction
