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