Go to the Quizzes Page Severe Weather Risks 0% 46 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 25 What storm is a funnel shaped cloud? thunderstorm hurricane tornado 2 / 25 Why is fighting wildfires dangerous? Wildries can change directions quickly. Wildfires require a lot of water. Firefighters have to start fires sometimes. Firefighters do not have proper equipment. 3 / 25 Which storm forms over water? hurricane thunderstorm tornado 4 / 25 A tornado hit a town and caused some damage such as breaking several tree branches and destroying chimneys. How would you rate this tornado using the Enhanced Fujita Scale? EF-0 EF-3 EF-2 EF-5 5 / 25 This is the large electrical discharge during a thunderstorm, caused by static electricity. Lightning The Flash storm surge Thunder 6 / 25 How can people be safe from severe weather storms? go out to open areas during storms work to increase the temperature stop the natural hazard always forecast the weather 7 / 25 A _______ is a heavy rainstorm with thunder and lightning. thunderstorm hurricane tornado blizzard 8 / 25 A hurricane hit a coastal town. A huge amount of water was forced into land and damaged some buildings in low coastal areas. What was the land area experiencing? storm surge earthquake tornado lightning 9 / 25 A long period with no rain Volcano Flood Drought Earthquake 10 / 25 A severe weather watch means which of the following? Severe weather has passed through and it is now safe to go outside. The conditions are right for severe weather, but it is not occurring yet. Severe weather is occurring. Severe weather is likely to occur during the current season. 11 / 25 Which classification of tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale does the most damage? EF4 EF2 EF0 EF5 12 / 25 Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area Volcano Drought Earthquake Flood 13 / 25 When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) ............. is issued advisory warning watch station model 14 / 25 What is storm that contains storm surges and has wind speeds of 74 mph - 200 mph? hurricanes thunderstorms tornadoes severe thunderstorms 15 / 25 Which of the following is NOT an example of a weather hazard? storm surge earthquake hurricane tornado 16 / 25 What are the highest ratings for hurricanes and tornadoes, respectively? EF 5 and Category 4 EF 5 and Category 5 EF 6 and Category 5 EFG and HIJ 17 / 25 How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane? Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water Tornadoes form in a stable atmosphere, while hurricanes form in an unstable atmosphere Tornadoes form under low pressure, while hurricanes form under high pressure Tornadoes never form when there is rain, while hurricanes always form with rain. 18 / 25 What does severe weather include? landslide mudflow storms lightning 19 / 25 What can cause flooding? Snowmelt High pressure Drought Heat waves 20 / 25 Even though the speed in tornado winds is often higher than the speed in hurricane winds, hurricanes cause much more general damage. Why? Hurricanes are also associated with flooding, since they cause high waves and heavy rainfall. All answers are correct. Hurricanes are much bigger than tornados. Hurricanes last longer than tornados. 21 / 25 Which type of severe event is most likely to occur when a cold front moves in behind warm, moist air? Tornado Drought Blizzard Hurricane 22 / 25 What can a high-pressure system lead to? a high-pressure system causes the temperatures to decrease and cause storm surges a high-pressure system with high temperatures prevents the formation of clouds and causes drought a high-pressure system forms large clouds with heavy precipitation and causes flooding a high-pressure system leads to the formation of hurricanes which may cause flooding 23 / 25 Hurricanes form near areas close to the equator. Why? The Moon's plane of orbit is close to the equator. Solar heating is greatest near the equator. The rate of rotation of Earth's surface is less at the equator. Earth's volcanic activity is clustered around the equator. 24 / 25 What information best helps a meteorologist predict the possibility of tornadoes developing in a certain area? amount of rainfall types of clouds in the sky percent humidity in the air current wind conditions 25 / 25 Suppose you are outside and see lightning strike the ground. The first thing you should do is... stand near metal objects listen for thunder avoid windows take cover inside Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page