Go to the Quizzes Page Severe Weather 0% 10 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 15 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 / 15 Which of the following is the general rule of safety when a tornado strikes? Go outside and move away from the tornado Go beside a window to see when the tornado passes Go to the highest point in a house of building Go to low area inside with no windows and stay there 3 / 15 Which type of severe event is most likely to occur when a cold front moves in behind warm, moist air? Drought Blizzard Tornado Hurricane 4 / 15 Which tool measures wind speed? anemometer wind sock wind vane 5 / 15 What type of clouds do you see when there is severe weather coming? cirrus cumulonimbus stratus 6 / 15 Suppose you are outside and see lightning strike the ground. The first thing you should do is... take cover inside listen for thunder stand near metal objects avoid windows 7 / 15 This is the large electrical discharge during a thunderstorm, caused by static electricity. Lightning Thunder The Flash storm surge 8 / 15 What major and potentially catastrophic events can be predicted to occur in the Northern Hemisphere between the months of June and November? hurricanes tsunamis asteroid impacts volcanic eruptions 9 / 15 What information best helps a meteorologist predict the possibility of tornadoes developing in a certain area? percent humidity in the air current wind conditions amount of rainfall types of clouds in the sky 10 / 15 What is storm that contains storm surges and has wind speeds of 74 mph - 200 mph? severe thunderstorms tornadoes thunderstorms hurricanes 11 / 15 Which storm forms over water? hurricane tornado thunderstorm 12 / 15 A _______ is a heavy rainstorm with thunder and lightning. tornado thunderstorm hurricane blizzard 13 / 15 What are the highest ratings for hurricanes and tornadoes, respectively? EFG and HIJ EF 6 and Category 5 EF 5 and Category 5 EF 5 and Category 4 14 / 15 Hurricanes form near areas close to the equator. Why? Earth's volcanic activity is clustered around the equator. The Moon's plane of orbit is close to the equator. The rate of rotation of Earth's surface is less at the equator. Solar heating is greatest near the equator. 15 / 15 What storm is a funnel shaped cloud? thunderstorm hurricane tornado Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page