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 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 2 / 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-3 EF-5 EF-0 EF-2 3 / 25 Which type of severe event is most likely to occur when a cold front moves in behind warm, moist air? Drought Hurricane Blizzard Tornado 4 / 25 What does severe weather include? landslide storms lightning mudflow 5 / 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 earthquake tornado lightning 6 / 25 How can people be safe from severe weather storms? always forecast the weather stop the natural hazard go out to open areas during storms work to increase the temperature 7 / 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 8 / 25 This is the large electrical discharge during a thunderstorm, caused by static electricity. Lightning The Flash Thunder storm surge 9 / 25 A _______ is a heavy rainstorm with thunder and lightning. thunderstorm blizzard hurricane tornado 10 / 25 When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) ............. is issued station model watch advisory warning 11 / 25 A long period with no rain Flood Earthquake Volcano Drought 12 / 25 Which storm forms over water? hurricane tornado thunderstorm 13 / 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 last longer than tornados. Hurricanes are also associated with flooding, since they cause high waves and heavy rainfall. 14 / 25 What storm is a funnel shaped cloud? tornado hurricane thunderstorm 15 / 25 Hurricanes form near areas close to the equator. Why? The rate of rotation of Earth's surface is less at the equator. Earth's volcanic activity is clustered around the equator. The Moon's plane of orbit is close to the equator. Solar heating is greatest near the equator. 16 / 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 17 / 25 What is storm that contains storm surges and has wind speeds of 74 mph - 200 mph? hurricanes thunderstorms tornadoes severe thunderstorms 18 / 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. 19 / 25 Suppose you are outside and see lightning strike the ground. The first thing you should do is... take cover inside avoid windows stand near metal objects listen for thunder 20 / 25 What can cause flooding? High pressure Snowmelt Drought Heat waves 21 / 25 Which classification of tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale does the most damage? EF4 EF2 EF0 EF5 22 / 25 Why is fighting wildfires dangerous? Firefighters do not have proper equipment. Wildries can change directions quickly. Wildfires require a lot of water. Firefighters have to start fires sometimes. 23 / 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 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 24 / 25 Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area Earthquake Volcano Drought Flood 25 / 25 Which of the following is NOT an example of a weather hazard? hurricane tornado earthquake storm surge Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page