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