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Storms
Test Description: Storms
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1) Which of the following is NOT true concerning hurricanes?
A
They started gettting named in the 1950's
B
Most of the deadliest hurricanes occurred recently due to the increased populations along shorelines
C
Once a hurricane is deadly or costly enough, the name is retired out of respect
D
Most of the deadliest hurricanes occured a long time ago due to lack of technology to predict hurric
2) This is the safest place in your home when a tornado warning has been issued
A
center of the basement
B
bathroom of the basement
C
outside
D
corner of the basement
3) Hurricanes are classified according to intensity using the ____.
A
Fujita scale
B
Doppler scale
C
Saffir-Simpson scale
D
Richter scale
4) The mature stage of a thunderstorm is associated with which of the following?
A
downdrafts
B
heavy precipitation
C
two of these are correct
D
updrafts
5) The greatest number of thunderstorms occur in the ____.
A
high latitudes
B
middle latitudes
C
tropics
D
mountains
6) Which of the following is NOT true concerning hail?
A
Become larger when the storm is strong enough for the updrafts to keep it in the clouds.
B
All thunderstorms produce hail
C
Often associated with tornadoes
D
Often form around dust, a bug or ice crystal
7) The eye of a hurricane has the ____.
A
highest air pressure
B
most intense rainfall
C
highest wind speeds
D
calmest weather
8) Thunderstorms form when warm, humid air rises in a/an ____.
A
counterclockwise spiral
B
stable environment
C
clockwise spiral
D
unstable environment
9) What causes a hurricane to lose energy when it moves onto land?
A
friction
B
lack of warm, moist air
C
two of these are correct
D
heating from below by land
10) The center of a tornado is characterized by its ____.
A
very high pressure
B
eye wall
C
sinking air
D
low pressure
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