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