WorksheetsSevere Weather
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Thunderstorms are rainfall accompanied by:
(a)
How many thunderstorms are happening in the world right now?
100,000
200
600
2000
Which type of thunderstorm is this?
Single-cell
Squall-line
Multi-cell
Super-cell
Thunderstorms form when (a) air in the lowest layer of the atmosphere rises, this air causes water form the earths surface to evaporate
What causes wake turbulence?
Mountainous range
Wing-tip vortices
Hot air
Jet streams
“the giant currents that form when arctic air meets warmer air from the south”
Air mass
Thunderstorm
Squall-line
Jet stream
This precipitation starts off as snow, melts and refreezes by the time it hits the ground.
Freezing rain
Hail
Snow
Sleet
This transfer of electrons happens so quickly, it breaks the (a) , a phenomenon that produces thunder.
Turbulence is:
Violent air flow from the ocean
Wind from thunderstorms
The irregular, chaotic and unpredictable flow of a fluid (like air or water)
What concept is this diagram portraying?
(a)
