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Weather Ch. 3 B
Test Description: Practice questions for Ch. 3
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Thunderstorms form within
A
large cumulonimbus clouds.
B
high cirrocumulus clouds.
C
high altocumulus clouds.
D
low cirrus clouds.
2) Tornado Alley includes the states of
A
Texas and Kansas
B
New York and California
C
Pennsylvania and Illinois.
D
Florida and North Carolina
3) Hurricanes typically form over
A
warm ocean water
B
tropical rain forests
C
cold ocean water
D
very dry land masses
4) The eye of a hurricane
A
has the highest winds
B
has dense clouds
C
is calm
D
produces storm surge
5) Which of the following sources of weather data would enable a meteorologist to follow the path of an approaching thunderstorm?
A
a chart of data from nearby weather stations
B
radar
C
weather balloons
D
a network of aneroid barometers
6) In the continental United States, air masses are commonly moved by jet streams and the
A
prevailing westerlies
B
anticyclones
C
stationary fronts
D
storm surges
7) The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental United States, generally push air masses from
A
north to south
B
south to north
C
east to west
D
west to east
8) One example of a safe place to be during a thunderstorm is
A
riding in a boat
B
swimming in a lake
C
sitting under a tree
D
crouching in a low area
9) If people are asked to evacuate during a hurricane watch, they are being asked to
A
move away from the windows
B
leave the area temporarily
C
move away permanently
D
seek shelter in their homes
10) A “dome” of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands is called a(n)
A
storm surge
B
jet stream
C
eye
D
eyewall
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