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Severe Weather

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During a _________ you should lay low in a ditch if you can't seek shelter inside.
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
thunderstorm
2.

Choose the Hurricane:

a)
b)
c)
3.

This severe weather is a:

a)

Thunder storm

b)

Tornado

c)

Blizzard

4.
What are thunderstorms?
a)
a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail
b)
a storm that can be the same as thunderstorms, but even more dangerous
c)
a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
d)
a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges
5.
What are tornadoes?
a)
a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail
b)
a storm that can be the same as thunderstorms, but can be even more dangerous
c)
a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and beneath a large storm system.
d)
a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges
6.
This person studies the Earth's atmosphere and monitors and forecasts the weather
a)
Seismologist
b)
Meteorologist
c)
Volcanologist
d)
Geologist
7.

What makes weather?

a)

tornados

b)

wind

c)

hurricane

d)

sun

8.

Severe Weather is

a)

hurricanes

b)

thunder storms

c)

tornadoes

d)

all the above

9.

Where are hurricanes most likely to form?

a)

over a lake

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

anywhere over land

d)

Atlantic Ocean

10.

Which of the following tornadoes have winds ranging from 90-105 miles per hour?

a)

EF0

b)

EF1

c)

EF2

d)

EF3

11.

Which tornado is the most rare?

a)

EF1

b)

EF3

c)

EF4

d)

EF5

12.

a rating scale developed in 1970 by the scientist T. Theodore Fujita to categorize tornadoes and their relative strength

a)

meteorologist

b)

Fujita Tornado Scale

c)

moisture

d)

Tornado Alley

13.

rotating thunderstorm

a)

Tornado Alley

b)

supercell

c)

Fujita Tornado Scale

d)

atmosphere

14.

air movement upwards

a)

rotate

b)

updraft

c)

funnel

d)

debris

15.

a tornado over the ocean or a lake

a)

rotate

b)

meteorologist

c)

funnel

d)

waterspout

16.
 Where do tropical storms start? 
a)
northpole
b)
on the coast
c)
in the ocean, near the equator
d)
in the ocean, near land
17.
What might be a reason why scientists track tornadoes? 
a)
to encourage more people to use radar technology
b)
to warn people against living in “Tornado Alley”
c)
to lower the number of tornadoes that happen every year
d)
to gather information that is used to warn people that a tornado is approaching 
18.

What must be present for a hurricane to form. Check all that apply (THREE correct answers).

a)

Water temperatures over 80 degrees

b)

Great amounts of rainfall

c)

High humidity

d)

High pressure

e)

Low pressure

19.

How are tornadoes and hurricanes alike?

a)

they both have very fast winds

b)

the both have spinning air

c)

they both can rip off roofs and houses

d)

All are correct

20.

What is the difference between tornadoes and hurricanes?

a)

hurricanes usually occur over land, while tornadoes almost always form over the ocean.

b)

tornadoes usually occur over land, while hurricanes almost always form over the ocean.

c)

the only difference is the damage they can cause to the infrastructure and to the people

d)

they have no big difference

21.

Which type of pressure is associated with tornadoes?

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Equal

22.

What is a vortex?

a)

A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm

b)

A column of air being forcefully pushed away from a thunderstorm.

c)

A spiraling thunderstorm moving over large areas of water.

d)

A spiraling thunderstorm, like a hurricane.

23.

During which months do most tornadoes occur?

a)

March - June

b)

January - October

c)

June - November

d)

April - November

24.

What causes storm clouds to develop?

a)

dry air rising and cooling

b)

humid air rising and cooling

c)

dry air descending and warming

d)

humid air descending and warming

25.
Collectively, the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, where tornadoes occur often, are all called
a)
Tornado towns
b)
Storm centers
c)
Tornado Alley
d)
Cyclone counties
26.
What happens in Tornado Alley to create so many tornadoes?
a)
The rate of condensation is higher than the rate of precipitation
b)
Warm air from Canada meets cold air from Virginia
c)

Cold, dry air from Canada meets warm moist from Gulf of Mexico

d)
Warm air in Texas clashes with even warmer air in Texas
27.

what kind of air makes cumulonimbus clouds

a)

Hot, humid air

b)

Cold, humid air

c)

Hot, dry air

d)

Cold, dry air

28.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
29.

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

30.

Clouds form during the process of...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

31.

Which type of cloud is lowest in the atmosphere?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

32.

What are clouds made out of?

a)

Molecules of pure oxygen

b)

ozone and carbon dioxide

c)

water droplets, dust, and smoke particles

d)

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases

33.
What kind of system does it take to make a blizzard?
a)
High Pressure
b)
Low pressure
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
34.
Which of the following is a large snowstorm with high winds?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Cold front
c)
Blizzard
d)
Hurricane
35.

In a blizzard, winds blow steadily at more than _________.

a)

10 miles per hour

b)

35 miles per hour

c)

250 miles per hour

d)

119 miles per hour

36.
What happens during the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?
a)
The storm begins to break up
b)
The storm creates lightning thunder and heavy rain
c)
The cool air rises and stratus clouds build
d)
The warm air rises and cumulus clouds build
37.
What happens during the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
a)
The storm begins to break up
b)
The storm creates lightning thunder and heavy rain
c)
The cool air rises and stratus clouds build
d)
The warm air rises and cumulus clouds build
38.
What happens during the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm?
a)
The storm begins to break up
b)
The storm creates lightning thunder and heavy rain
c)
The cool air rises and stratus clouds build
d)
The warm air rises and cumulus clouds build
39.

What is a funnel cloud?

a)

the cloud that forms before a storm turns into a tornado

b)

another name for a tornado

c)

a rotating updraft

d)

when warm air rises through cold air

40.

How does the Fujita scale measure a tornado's intensity?

a)

by analyzing the damage the tornado has done & matching that to wind speeds

b)

by only looking at the wind speed

c)

by looking at the number of buildings the tornado destroys

d)

by analyzing the wind speeds and width of the tornado

41.

What is the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning?

a)

A watch is when a tornado has been sighted & a warning is when the weather is conducive to a tornado

b)

A warning is when a tornado has been sighted & a watch is when the weather is conducive to a tornado

c)

They are both the same thing

d)

A watch is when there is a tornado is within 5 miles, & a warning is when there is a tornado within 1 mile

42.
When lightening heats the air around it, and the air expands quickly, what does this cause?
a)
Thunder
b)
Wind
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
43.

Objects in the NORTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

a)

Left (counterclockwise)

b)

Right (clockwise)

44.

Objects in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

a)

Left (courterclockwise)

b)

Right(clockwise)

45.
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
a)
Wall
b)
Eye
c)
Arm
d)
Hole
46.
Where are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane located?
a)
In the eyewall
b)
In the outer bands
c)
On the leading edge
d)
On the lagging edge
47.

The name of the system that causes the winds to spin in a hurricane

a)

The Coriolis Effect

b)

The Corleone Affect

c)

The Circular Wind Phenomenon

d)

The East-West Effect

48.

What is a storm surge?

a)

the rise in water level in addition to normal tides as a result of a storm

b)

the typical height of the high tide

c)

the total height of water level

d)

the distance inland from the normal waterline the water floods as a result of a storm

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