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Severe Weather/El Nino/La Nina
Test Description: Review game for Severe Weather/El Nino/La Nina test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Thunder happens because
A
rain drops hit one another.
B
lightning heats the air and the air expands rapidly.
C
electricity makes a loud sound.
D
lightning hits the ground.
2) What causes the atmosphere to be unstable during a thunderstorm?
A
A lot of humidity.
B
Rapidly rising cold dry air.
C
A warm front.
D
Rapidly rising warm moist air.
3) El Nino happens because
A
Trade Winds strengthen which doesn't bring up the cold water.
B
Trade Winds strengthen which brings up warm ocean water.
C
Trade Winds weaken which doesn't bring up the cold water.
D
Trade Winds make the water cold.
4) What is the name of the scale used to measure tornadoes?
A
Saffir-Simpson Scale
B
Fujita Scale
C
Moh's Scale
D
Tornado Scale
5) What percent of all tornadoes occur in the United States?
A
25%
B
50%
C
75%
D
90%
6) For a thunderstorm to occur, the atmosphere must be unstable and
A
cold air must rise rapidly.
B
there needs to be a warm front.
C
air near the earth's surface must be warm and moist.
D
air near the earth's surface must be cold and dry.
7) Why does Tornado Alley experience the most tornadoes in the United States?
A
Tornadoes only travel in one direction down an alley in that area.
B
It is where the cool dry air (north) meets warm moist air (south) most frequently.
C
Because the land is flat.
D
That is where there are the most warm fronts.
8) During a La Nina year the
A
Trade Winds strengthen which brings up more cold water.
B
Trade Winds strengthen which brings up more warm water.
C
ocean surface temperatures of the Equatorial Pacific get warmer.
D
Trade Winds weaken which brings up less cold water.
9) What comes first in the development of a tornado?
A
The air begins to roll.
B
The roll of air turns vertical because of the updrafts.
C
A funnel cloud touches the ground.
D
Wind travels in two different directions.
10) Lightning occurs because
A
rains drops rub against one another.
B
positively charged particles attract to other positively charged particles and there is an electrical discharge.
C
oppositely charged particles attract one another and there is an electrical discharge.
D
negatively charged particles attract to other negatively charged particles and there is an electrical discharge.
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