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WorksheetsChapter 3 Section 1 pt 2
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Tornadoes form quickly and sometimes without warnings
True
False
"Tornado Alley" is known as what type of region?
functional
perceptual
formal
active
_______ from Canada moves down and collides with ________ from the Gulf of Mexico. This is the reason for "Tornado Alley"
cold dense air, hot dry air
warm moist air, cool moist air
cold dense air, warm moist air
cool moist air, hot humid air
Heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35mph and reduced visibility
tornado
hurricane
avalanche
blizzard
In the 1930's, The Great Plains experienced a terrible drought for years. This time period for them became known as?
"the Great Drought"
"the Dust Rim"
"the Dust Bowl"
"the Terrible Drought"
Water that floods into the surrounding area of its banks is the (a)
What are the two main rivers that caused major flooding in 1993 in the US?
Mississippi River, Ohio River
Missouri River, Arkansas River
Red River, Mississippi River
Mississippi River, Missouri River
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by upward motion of the air
conversion
convection
counter
conditional
The bending and angling of our global wind currents is known as?
the Greenhouse Effect
the Butterfly Effect
the Conversion Effect
the Coriolis Effect
On average, the US counts about _____ tornadoes per year
527
98
700
175
The greatest snowfall in a 24 hour period occurred in Silver Lake, CO in 1921. How many inches fell?
76
84
59
92
