Go to the Quizzes Page Severe Weather Risks 0% 45 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 25 How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane? Tornadoes form in a stable atmosphere, while hurricanes form in an unstable atmosphere Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water Tornadoes never form when there is rain, while hurricanes always form with rain. Tornadoes form under low pressure, while hurricanes form under high pressure 2 / 25 Why is fighting wildfires dangerous? Wildfires require a lot of water. Firefighters have to start fires sometimes. Wildries can change directions quickly. Firefighters do not have proper equipment. 3 / 25 A long period with no rain Drought Flood Earthquake Volcano 4 / 25 This is the large electrical discharge during a thunderstorm, caused by static electricity. The Flash Thunder Lightning storm surge 5 / 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 6 / 25 A severe weather watch means which of the following? Severe weather is occurring. Severe weather has passed through and it is now safe to go outside. Severe weather is likely to occur during the current season. The conditions are right for severe weather, but it is not occurring yet. 7 / 25 What can cause flooding? High pressure Heat waves Drought Snowmelt 8 / 25 Suppose you are outside and see lightning strike the ground. The first thing you should do is... take cover inside stand near metal objects listen for thunder avoid windows 9 / 25  A _______ is a heavy rainstorm with thunder and lightning. blizzard thunderstorm tornado hurricane 10 / 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? lightning storm surge tornado earthquake 11 / 25 Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area Flood Earthquake Drought Volcano 12 / 25 What does severe weather include? storms landslide mudflow lightning 13 / 25 Hurricanes form near areas close to the equator. Why? The rate of rotation of Earth's surface is less at the equator. The Moon's plane of orbit is close to the equator. Solar heating is greatest near the equator. Earth's volcanic activity is clustered around the equator. 14 / 25 How can people be safe from severe weather storms? stop the natural hazard go out to open areas during storms always forecast the weather work to increase the temperature 15 / 25 What are the highest ratings for hurricanes and tornadoes, respectively? EFG and HIJ EF 6 and Category 5 EF 5 and Category 4 EF 5 and Category 5 16 / 25 Which of the following is NOT an example of a weather hazard? earthquake tornado storm surge hurricane 17 / 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-5 EF-3 EF-0 EF-2 18 / 25 What can a high-pressure system lead to? a high-pressure system leads to the formation of hurricanes which may cause flooding a high-pressure system forms large clouds with heavy precipitation and causes flooding 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 19 / 25  What information best helps a meteorologist predict the possibility of tornadoes developing in a certain area? current wind conditions amount of rainfall percent humidity in the air types of clouds in the sky 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 much bigger than tornados. All answers are correct. Hurricanes last longer than tornados. Hurricanes are also associated with flooding, since they cause high waves and heavy rainfall. 21 / 25 What is storm that contains storm surges and has wind speeds of 74 mph - 200 mph? tornadoes thunderstorms severe thunderstorms hurricanes 22 / 25 When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) ............. is issued advisory warning watch station model 23 / 25 Which classification of tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale does the most damage? EF0 EF5 EF2 EF4 24 / 25 What storm is a funnel shaped cloud? hurricane thunderstorm tornado 25 / 25 Which storm forms over water? tornado hurricane thunderstorm Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page