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 severe weather watch means which of the following? 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. Severe weather is occurring. 2 / 25 What is storm that contains storm surges and has wind speeds of 74 mph - 200 mph? severe thunderstorms thunderstorms hurricanes tornadoes 3 / 25 What can cause flooding? Snowmelt High pressure Drought Heat waves 4 / 25 What are the highest ratings for hurricanes and tornadoes, respectively? EFG and HIJ EF 5 and Category 5 EF 5 and Category 4 EF 6 and Category 5 5 / 25 What information best helps a meteorologist predict the possibility of tornadoes developing in a certain area? percent humidity in the air amount of rainfall current wind conditions types of clouds in the sky 6 / 25 How can people be safe from severe weather storms? always forecast the weather work to increase the temperature go out to open areas during storms stop the natural hazard 7 / 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 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 8 / 25 What storm is a funnel shaped cloud? thunderstorm tornado hurricane 9 / 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-2 EF-5 EF-3 10 / 25 Which of the following is NOT an example of a weather hazard? tornado earthquake storm surge hurricane 11 / 25 Which storm forms over water? thunderstorm hurricane tornado 12 / 25 This is the large electrical discharge during a thunderstorm, caused by static electricity. The Flash storm surge Lightning Thunder 13 / 25 Which classification of tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale does the most damage? EF0 EF2 EF4 EF5 14 / 25 A long period with no rain Drought Flood Earthquake Volcano 15 / 25 What does severe weather include? landslide mudflow storms lightning 16 / 25 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 17 / 25 Which type of severe event is most likely to occur when a cold front moves in behind warm, moist air? Blizzard Drought Tornado Hurricane 18 / 25 How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane? 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 in a stable atmosphere, while hurricanes form in an unstable atmosphere Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water 19 / 25 Why is fighting wildfires dangerous? Wildries can change directions quickly. Wildfires require a lot of water. Firefighters do not have proper equipment. Firefighters have to start fires sometimes. 20 / 25 A _______ is a heavy rainstorm with thunder and lightning. hurricane thunderstorm blizzard tornado 21 / 25 Even though the speed in tornado winds is often higher than the speed in hurricane winds, hurricanes cause much more general damage. Why? All answers are correct. Hurricanes are much bigger than tornados. Hurricanes are also associated with flooding, since they cause high waves and heavy rainfall. Hurricanes last longer than tornados. 22 / 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 23 / 25 Hurricanes form near areas close to the equator. Why? Earth's volcanic activity is clustered around the equator. The rate of rotation of Earth's surface is less at the equator. Solar heating is greatest near the equator. The Moon's plane of orbit is close to the equator. 24 / 25 Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area Volcano Earthquake Flood Drought 25 / 25 When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) ............. is issued advisory watch warning station model Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page