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WorksheetsSevere Weather
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
A hurricane is larger
A typhoon does not have an "eye"
They occur in different oceans
They spin in different directions
A storm involving a rotating column of wind is ____?
a hurricane
a thunderstorm
a blizzard
a tornado
In what region do hurricanes form?
polar ice caps
deserts
tropical oceans
mountains
Someone who studies weather is called ____?
a geologist
a meteorologist
a chemist
an astronomer
What is a drought?
a long period of time with little or no rain
a storm with high winds and severe snowfall
water stored beneath the surface of the Earth
when a body of water overflows
What is relative humidity a measure of?
the amount of cloud cover in the sky
the amount of nitrogen gas in the air
the amount of smoke in the air
the amount of water vapor in the air
What would you NOT expect to accompany a tornado?
Thunderstorm
Cumulonimbus clouds
Flash floods
Lightning
What is thunder?
A discharge of electricity from stormclouds
A rapid, downward flow of air
A noise created by lightning
A type of storm with strong rainfall
What is the major difference between a tornado and a dust devil?
size
shape
direction of spin
location
Which is NOT one of the hazards of a hurricane?
flash flooding
strong winds
tsunamis
heavy rainfall
