Storm! (Grade 7)
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Storm!
1.
A waterspout is a vortex that can occur over water without a thunderstorm.
- True
- False
2.
The very center of a hurricane is called the eye.
- True
- False
3.
Hurricanes are large cyclonic storms with winds not rising above 74 miles per hour.
- True
- False
4.
The wind speed of a tornado is faster at the ground than several feet above the ground.
- True
- False
5.
Earth is the only planet where lightning is found.
- True
- False
6.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the intensity of tornadoes.
- True
- False
7.
Typhoons form over landmasses, typically after a period of very warm weather.
- True
- False
8.
Desert areas are known to have flash floods.
- True
- False
9.
Flash floods are normally widespread over large areas, rising and dissipating slowly.
- True
- False
10.
Violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path over land, forming a highly destructive funnel is called a .
- hurricane
- earthquake
- thunderstorm
- tornado
11.
Produced by cumulonimbus clouds when a cold front meets a warm front.
- water sprout
- typhoon
- thunderstorm
- hurricane
12.
What is a large, swirling storm that forms over warm, tropical water called?
- hurricane
- tornado
- blizzard
- hailstorm
13.
Which natural disaster comes from powerful thunderstorms that originate over land?
- hurricane
- cyclone
- tornado
- typhoon
14.
What is the name of the storm that originates over the Indian Ocean?
- Hurricane
- Typhoon
- Cyclone
- Tornado
15.
What do you call a storm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean?
- Tornado
- Typhoon
- Hurricane
- Cyclone
16.
Dry land surfaces heated unevenly by the Sun produce convective rolls of air. If these rolls get tilted upright, then a can form.
- tornado
- dust devil
- water spout
- snow tornado
17.
Whirling funnel-shaped cloud over land with very low pressure at the funnel's bottom.
- cyclone
- anti-cyclone
- water spout
- tornado
18.
What does the Saffir-Simpson scale measure?
- Tornadoes
- Cyclones
- Typhoons
- Hurricanes
19.
A storm surge is
- a period of heavier rain.
- a large swell in the ocean by the shore.
- a sudden increase in electrical power to your home.
- a crowd of people going to stock up on groceries.
20.
What causes "heat" lightning?
- Intense heat during summer days
- Intense heat during summer nights
- Thunderstorms that are too far away for thunder to be heard
- None of the above
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