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WorksheetsEarth and Space Quiz 27
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Nora is planning a sailing trip and wants to understand the typical movement of tropical cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere. What direction do they generally move?
northwest
southwest
northeast
southeast
While on a beach trip, Zoe noticed a waterspout forming over the ocean. How does the visible funnel of a waterspout form?
Water is sucked into the waterspout.
Cloud droplets condense inside the waterspout.
Cloud droplets travel down from the cloud.
Water is blown out of the waterspout.
William and Arjun are studying weather patterns. They want to know when a tropical disturbance becomes a tropical cyclone. Can you help them?
when winds begin rotating
when air begins sinking
when rain begins falling
when an eye begins forming
During a science class, Evelyn and Anika were discussing weather patterns. What two ingredients do hurricanes require for formation?
warm ocean and strong winds
warm ocean and Coriolis effect
cold ocean and strong winds
cold ocean and Coriolis effect
Isla and Emma were observing a storm. When is a tornado considered to have formed?
when a wall cloud forms
when a rotating air column reaches the ground
when a condensation funnel reaches the ground
when a mesocyclone forms
MODIFIED T/F
The modern scale used to measure tornado strength is the Saffir-Simpson scale.
(a)
Richter
Beaufort
Mercalli
MODIFIED T/F
The thick cylinder of rotating winds surrounding the center of a hurricane is the rain band.
(a)MODIFIED T/F
When a tropical cyclone’s winds reach 39 mi/h, it is considered a tropical depression.
(a)
hurricane
typhoon
cyclone
Modified T/F
A rotating column of air that starts on the ground and is not associated with a cloud is a dust devil.
(a)
MODIFIED T/F
The rotating updraft of a supercell thunderstorm is a wall cloud.
(a)
cumulonimbus
anvil cloud
funnel cloud
