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Severe Weather: Thunderstorms
Test Description: Thunderstorm Information
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is is a storm with lightning and thunder?
A
Tornado
B
Thunderstorm
C
Hurricane
D
Blizzard
2) What type of cloud creates a thunderstorm?
A
Cumulonimbus
B
Altostratus
C
Cumulus
D
Cirrostratus
3) What is true about thunderstorms?
A
Thunderstorms can occur year-round and at all hours.
B
They are most likely to happen in the spring and summer months.
C
All of these are true.
D
They are most likely to occur during the afternoon and evening hours.
4) Which statement is true?
A
If you hear the sound of thunder, then you are in danger from lightning.
B
Lightning kills more people each year than tornadoes.
C
All of these are true.
D
Lightning kills and injures more people each year than hurricanes.
5) Which statement is true?
A
All of these are true
B
All thunderstorms produce lightning and are very dangerous.
C
Thunder is caused by lightning.
D
The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound!
6) A severe thunderstorm (damaging winds of 58 miles per hour or more, or 1 hail in diameter or greater) is likely to develop in your area. If you hear this, it means you are have a __________.
A
Tornado Warning
B
Tornado Watch
C
Thunderstorm Watch
D
Thunderstorm Warning
7) A severe thunderstorm (damaging winds of 58 miles per hour or more, or hail three-fourths of an inch in diameter or greater) is taking place in your area. If you hear this, you are having a ___________.
A
Tornado Watch
B
Thunderstorm Watch
C
Tornado Warning
D
Thunderstorm Warning
8) What should you do if you are outside during a thunderstorm?
A
Stay away from clotheslines, fences, and drop your backpacks because they often have metal on them.
B
If there is no shelter around you, stay away from trees.
C
Stay out of water, because it’s a great conductor of electricity.
D
All of these are true
9) If you cannot find a shelter, what should you do during a thunderstorm?
A
Put your feet together and place your hands over your ears to minimize hearing damage from thunder.
B
Crouch down in the open area, keeping twice as far away from a tree as far as it is tall.
C
If you’re with a group of people stay about 15 feet from each other.
D
All of these
10) If you are indoors, what should you do during a thunderstorm?
A
Avoid water. It’s a great conductor of electricity, so do not take a shower, wash your hands, wash dishes or do laundry.
B
Stay away from windows and doors and stay off porches.
C
All of these
D
Do not use electric equipment like computers and appliances during a storm.
11) How long should you wait after a storm to play outside?
A
You can go out immediately after you hear thunder.
B
You can go out immediately after you see lighning.
C
Wait at least 30 minutes after the last observed lightning strike or thunder.
D
Wait at least 10 minutes after the last observed lightning strike or thunder.
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