Go to the Quizzes Page Severe Weather Risks 0% 109 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 25 Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area Earthquake Drought Volcano Flood 2 / 25 When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) ............. is issued warning watch advisory station model 3 / 25 A _______ is a heavy rainstorm with thunder and lightning. tornado hurricane blizzard thunderstorm 4 / 25 Which of the following is NOT an example of a weather hazard? earthquake tornado storm surge hurricane 5 / 25 What is storm that contains storm surges and has wind speeds of 74 mph - 200 mph? hurricanes severe thunderstorms tornadoes thunderstorms 6 / 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 types of clouds in the sky current wind conditions 7 / 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 8 / 25 What are the highest ratings for hurricanes and tornadoes, respectively? EFG and HIJ EF 5 and Category 4 EF 5 and Category 5 EF 6 and Category 5 9 / 25 This is the large electrical discharge during a thunderstorm, caused by static electricity. Thunder Lightning The Flash storm surge 10 / 25 Which storm forms over water? thunderstorm tornado hurricane 11 / 25 A long period with no rain Volcano Flood Earthquake Drought 12 / 25 What storm is a funnel shaped cloud? tornado hurricane thunderstorm 13 / 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? earthquake storm surge tornado lightning 14 / 25 What can cause flooding? High pressure Drought Heat waves Snowmelt 15 / 25 What can a high-pressure system lead to? 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 a high-pressure system leads to the formation of hurricanes which may cause flooding 16 / 25 Why is fighting wildfires dangerous? Firefighters have to start fires sometimes. Wildfires require a lot of water. Firefighters do not have proper equipment. Wildries can change directions quickly. 17 / 25 What does severe weather include? lightning storms mudflow landslide 18 / 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. Hurricanes are also associated with flooding, since they cause high waves and heavy rainfall. Hurricanes are much bigger than tornados. All answers are correct. 19 / 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. 20 / 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 form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water Tornadoes form in a stable atmosphere, while hurricanes form in an unstable atmosphere Tornadoes never form when there is rain, while hurricanes always form with rain. 21 / 25 Which classification of tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale does the most damage? EF2 EF5 EF4 EF0 22 / 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. Earth's volcanic activity is clustered around the equator. Solar heating is greatest near the equator. 23 / 25 How can people be safe from severe weather storms? always forecast the weather work to increase the temperature stop the natural hazard go out to open areas during storms 24 / 25 Suppose you are outside and see lightning strike the ground. The first thing you should do is... avoid windows stand near metal objects take cover inside listen for thunder 25 / 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-0 EF-2 EF-3 Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page