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Fronts & Severe Weather

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at the image. Which city is about to have a cold front?

a)

El Paso

b)

Tampa

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Chicago

2.

When a cold front passes through your area, the temperature gets warmer.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What happens when a cold front comes through?

a)

The temperature gets cooler and heavy rain, thunderstorms, or snow occur.

b)

The temperature gets warmer, and it produces a nice gentle rain.

4.

Which city is about to have a warm front?

a)

St. Louis

b)

Denver

c)

Atlanta

5.

Which of the following is a cold front?

a)
b)
6.

Thunderstorms form along a cold front.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Thunderstorm clouds are known as _______ ________.

a)

Cirrus Clouds

b)

Stratus Clouds

c)

Cloud 9

d)

Cumulonimbus Clouds

8.

Electricity may flow within the cloud also flow between the cloud and the ground. These electrical currents are _________________.

a)

Thunder

b)

Particles

c)

Lightning

d)

The Tampa Bay Lightning

9.

A ________________ is an intense storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.

a)

Tornado

b)

Hurricane

c)

Thunderstorm

10.

Hurricanes begin over cold ocean water.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

You can safely stand under trees during a thunderstorm.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is one factor that causes storms to occur?

a)

The heat of the Sun

b)

Trees

c)

The moon

13.

What strange pattern can form over the Pacific Ocean?

a)

El Nino

b)

Snowmageddon

c)

Firenado

d)

Haboob

14.

The eye of a hurricane has the fastest winds.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is a second factor that can cause a storm to occur?

a)

The tilt of the Earth

b)

El Nino

c)

La Nina

d)

The spinning of the Earth

16.

A person uses 17 muscles to smile, but how many to frown?

a)

43

b)

20

c)

100

d)

70