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Chapter 3 Section 1 pt 2

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tornadoes form quickly and sometimes without warnings

a)

True

b)

False

2.

"Tornado Alley" is known as what type of region?

a)

functional

b)

perceptual

c)

formal

d)

active

3.

_______ from Canada moves down and collides with ________ from the Gulf of Mexico. This is the reason for "Tornado Alley"

a)

cold dense air, hot dry air

b)

warm moist air, cool moist air

c)

cold dense air, warm moist air

d)

cool moist air, hot humid air

4.

Heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35mph and reduced visibility

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

avalanche

d)

blizzard

5.

In the 1930's, The Great Plains experienced a terrible drought for years. This time period for them became known as?

a)

"the Great Drought"

b)

"the Dust Rim"

c)

"the Dust Bowl"

d)

"the Terrible Drought"

6.

Water that floods into the surrounding area of its banks is the (a)  

7.

What are the two main rivers that caused major flooding in 1993 in the US?

a)

Mississippi River, Ohio River

b)

Missouri River, Arkansas River

c)

Red River, Mississippi River

d)

Mississippi River, Missouri River

8.

The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by upward motion of the air

a)

conversion

b)

convection

c)

counter

d)

conditional

9.

The bending and angling of our global wind currents is known as?

a)

the Greenhouse Effect

b)

the Butterfly Effect

c)

the Conversion Effect

d)

the Coriolis Effect

10.

On average, the US counts about _____ tornadoes per year

a)

527

b)

98

c)

700

d)

175

11.

The greatest snowfall in a 24 hour period occurred in Silver Lake, CO in 1921. How many inches fell?

a)

76

b)

84

c)

59

d)

92