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L.2 Effects of the Atmosphere

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
a)
Wall
b)
Eye
c)
Arm
d)
Hole
2.
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
3.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
4.

What is the most powerful part of a hurricane?

a)

Eye

b)

Eye Wall

c)

Storm surge

d)

Edge

5.
Do hurricanes have powerful circular winds ?
a)
True
b)
False
6.

True or False? Hurricanes can cause flooding.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is a tornado?

a)

a lot of rain

b)

loud thunder and lightning

c)

snow

d)

spinning cloud

8.

How can a tornado be dangerous?

a)

it can get you wet

b)

it can be cold

c)

it can damage houses and trees

d)

it can be hot

9.

How can you stay safe during a tornado?

a)

stay away from windows

b)

go outside

c)

run to another house

d)

cook food

10.

A sudden spark caused when electrical charges jump between parts of a cloud.

a)

Thunder

b)

Lightening

c)

Storm

11.

A storm with thunder , lightening ,rain and hail .

a)

Thunder

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

lightening

12.

Which natural disaster is this?

a)

drought

b)

heatwave

c)

sandstorm

d)

whirlpool

13.

What type of front is shown?

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Occluded Front

d)

Stationary Front

14.

What type of front is shown?

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Occluded Front

d)

Stationary Front

15.

How does the air in this type of front move?

a)

Warm air slowly moves over cold air

b)

Warm air rapidly moves up when meeting cold air

c)

Warm air is trapped between two colder air masses

d)

Warm air meets cold air and cannot move

16.

What type of weather does this front bring?

a)

Cloudiness and light precipitation; warm and mild weather follows

b)

Thunderstorms can occur; cool, fair weather follows

c)

Many days of clouds and precipitation

d)

Temperature drops; strong winds and heavy precipitation

17.
What is a front?
a)
A place where air masses meet
b)
the front part of a storm
c)
An area of very high wind
d)
an area that has fair weather
18.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
19.
What characteristics are used to classify air masses?
a)
temperature and humidity
b)
pressure and temperature
c)
latitude and longitude
d)
wind speed and location 
20.
Which type of weather is associated with a cold front?
a)
heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms, and snow for short periods of time 
b)
Steady, light rain or snow can occur for longer periods of time 
21.

Which is the correct symbol for a stationary front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which is the correct symbol for a warm front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which is the correct symbol for a cold front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

You should never get out until the sand storm finish

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Storms with blowing or falling snow, high winds, and cold temperatures are called _____

a)

hurricanes

b)

Winterstorm

c)

tornadoes

d)

droughts