Rosler Severe Weather Quiz

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Matching-pick the type of severe weather associated with the description HURRICANE OR TORNADO 1. Classified in categories ( Category 1, 2, …..).H 2. Forms over tropical bodies of water.H 3. Are most common in the Great Plains region.T 4. Can last from days to weeks.H 5. A funnel cloud that touches the ground.T 6. The Fujita scale classifies it.T 7. The Saffir-Simpson scale classifies it.H 8. Can last for 15 minutes to almost two hours. T 9. Can have wind speeds over 300mph.T 10. Causes a storm surge and flooding.H Choose between lightning and thunder: THUNDER OR LIGHTNING 11. Results from the rapid heating of the air. T 12. Can reach temperatures of 30,000 degrees C. L 13. Travels at the speed of light. L 14. Travels at the speed of sound.T 15. Can occur from cloud to ground, cloud to cloud, and within a cloud.L What word(s) will MAKE it CORRECT 16. Names of the strongest --HURRICANES are retired from use. 17. OPPOSITE- charges attract, -LIKE charges repel. 18. Names used for hurricanes are recycled every -6 years. 19. Hurricanes get their energy from the WARM ocean water. 20. If a lightning bolt is 1 mile away from you, approximately --5-- seconds after lightning you will hear the thunder. What is a blizzard? A storm that meets the following conditions: 21. Wind speeds gusts over __50__mph. Whiteout condition snow. (__1/4__ mile visibility.) 22. Below freezing temperatures. ( ____27____degreesF. or lower.) Choose between warning and watch: A-WARNING B-WATCH 40. Means that severe weather has been sighted, or detected in an area, or will be in an area soon. warning 41. Means that severe weather is possible. watch 42. Direction of the storms should be given. warning 43. Probable conditions and intensity of the severe weather will be given. warning

COMPLETION-choose the correct answers for the questions below: 23. Super cooled water that falls to the Earth is and solidifies on contact is called _____FREEZING RAIN______. 24. When falling raindrops pass through an extremely cold layer of air, they sometimes freeze into small ice pellets called __SLEET__. 25. _SNOW_ is formed when water vapor changes directly into a solid six-sided crystal. 26. Large droplets that cannot remain suspended in clouds fall to the Earth as __RAIN______. 27. Small balls or chunks of ice formed when water droplets hit ice pellets in a cloud during an updraft are called _HAIL____. 28. At a ___WARM___ front, warm air meets and moves over cold air. 29. From the center of a “high,” or __ANTICYCLONE_, winds spiral outward toward areas of low pressure. 30. From the center of a “Low,” or ____CYCLONE______, winds spiral inward away from areas of high pressure. 31. A(n) __STATIONARY_ front may bring many days of rain because neither air mass can move the other. 32. Where a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses, a(n) __OCCLUDED__ front occurs. 33. A(n) __COLD__ front is a fast-moving front that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies.

34. What does A represent? In what direction is it moving? COLD FRONT, SOUTH 35. What is B called? What does it connect? ISOTHERM, AREAS OF EQUAL TEMP. 36. What does C represent? OCCLUDED FRONT 37. What does D represent? In what direction is it moving? WARM FRONT, EAST 38. What does E represent? STATIONARY FRONT 39. What is F called? What does it connect? ISOBAR, AREAS OF EQUAL AIR PRESSURE

40. Which air masses shown are likely to bring dry weather to the United States?E 41. Classify each of the air masses shown as continental or maritime and as polar or tropical. A&C=Mp, B-Cp, F&D=Mt, E=Ct 42. As air mass B passes over, is snow more likely at location W or location X? Explain your answer. X BECAUSE OF THE GREAT LAKES MOISTURE 43. Is a tornado more likely to occur at location Y or Z? Explain your answer. Y BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE CONTRAST AIR MASSES CONVERGE (COME TOGETHER) 44. Describe the temperature and humidity of air mass A. COLD AND MOIST 45. Describe the temperature and humidity of air mass F. WARM AND MOIST