Question 1

Hurricanes and thunderstorms can sometimes cause local floods that are short-lived but high volume.These are called:

Accepted Answer

A) rapid floods 
B) flash floods 
C) 100-year floods 
D) surge floods 
A) rapid floods 
B) flash floods 
C) 100-year floods 
D) surge floods B

Question 2

Generally there are three stages involved in the development of thunderstorms.They are:

Accepted Answer

A) cumulus stage,mature stage,and dissipating stage. 
B) cumulus stage,mature stage,and deconstructing stage. 
C) cumulus stage,adolescent stage,and dissipating stage. 
D) cumulus stage,dissipating stage,and deconstructing stage. 
A) cumulus stage,mature stage,and dissipating stage. 
B) cumulus stage,mature stage,and deconstructing stage. 
C) cumulus stage,adolescent stage,and dissipating stage. 
D) cumulus stage,dissipating stage,and deconstructing stage. A

Question 3

Downdrafts totally dominate the ________ in the development of a thunderstorm.

Accepted Answer

A) dissipating stage 
B) mature stage 
C) cumulus stage 
A) dissipating stage 
B) mature stage 
C) cumulus stage A

Question 4

A squall line with severe thunderstorms can also form along a boundary called a dryline,a narrow zone along which there is an abrupt change in moisture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How are both positively and negatively charged particles able to form in the same thunderstorm cloud?

Accepted Answer

The freezing of liquid droplet

Question 6

Which of the numbers listed below best represents the percentage of thunderstorms that produce tornadoes?

Accepted Answer

A) about 10 percent 
B) slightly more than 50 percent 
C) nearly 25 percent 
D) less than 1 percent 
A) about 10 percent 
B) slightly more than 50 percent 
C) nearly 25 percent 
D) less than 1 percent

Question 7

What is the primary source of heat that keeps a thunderstorm cloud buoyant so that it can grow so tall?

Accepted Answer

Latent heat released

Question 8

Which type of lightning is least likely?

Accepted Answer

A) within the same cloud 
B) cloud-to-Earth 
C) cloud-to-cloud 
A) within the same cloud 
B) cloud-to-Earth 
C) cloud-to-cloud

Question 9

Doppler radar can detect motion directly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following U.S.states experiences the most thunderstorms each year?

Accepted Answer

A) Florida 
B) Texas 
C) Colorado 
D) Oklahoma 
A) Florida 
B) Texas 
C) Colorado 
D) Oklahoma

Question 11

________ are relatively narrow,elongated bands of thunderstorms that develop in the warm sector of a middle-latitude cyclone,usually in advance of a cold front.

Accepted Answer

A) Roll clouds 
B) Mesocyclones 
C) Squall lines 
D) Supercells 
A) Roll clouds 
B) Mesocyclones 
C) Squall lines 
D) Supercells

Question 12

Thunderstorms can be associated with these weather activities:

Accepted Answer

A) cyclones. 
B) hurricanes. 
C) tornadoes. 
D) cyclones,hurricanes,and tornadoes. 
A) cyclones. 
B) hurricanes. 
C) tornadoes. 
D) cyclones,hurricanes,and tornadoes.

Question 13

The greatest proportion of thunderstorms occurs in the:

Accepted Answer

A) middle latitudes. 
B) subtropics. 
C) polar regions. 
D) subarctic regions. 
E) tropics. 
A) middle latitudes. 
B) subtropics. 
C) polar regions. 
D) subarctic regions. 
E) tropics.

Question 14

About how many thunderstorms take place on Earth every day?

Accepted Answer

A) 300 
B) 1300 
C) 5000 
D) 45,000 
A) 300 
B) 1300 
C) 5000 
D) 45,000

Question 15

Most precipitation from thunderstorms originates through the collision-coalescence process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for tornado development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Thunderstorms form when ________,humid air rises in a(n)________ environment.

Accepted Answer

A) warm;stable 
B) cold;unstable 
C) warm;unstable 
D) cold;stable 
A) warm;stable 
B) cold;unstable 
C) warm;unstable 
D) cold;stable

Question 18

Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A) all polar air masses. 
B) isothermal lapse rates. 
C) all warm fronts. 
D) unstable air. 
E) stable air. 
A) all polar air masses. 
B) isothermal lapse rates. 
C) all warm fronts. 
D) unstable air. 
E) stable air.

Question 19

The diameter of a typical tornado funnel cloud would be:

Accepted Answer

A) 50 - 100 meters. 
B) 150 - 600 meters. 
C) 1000 - 2500 meters. 
D) 3000 meters 
A) 50 - 100 meters. 
B) 150 - 600 meters. 
C) 1000 - 2500 meters. 
D) 3000 meters

Question 20

When tornadoes develop it is usually in association with air-mass thunderstorms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Hurricanes and thunderstorms can sometimes cause local floods that are short-lived but high volume.These are called:

Generally there are three stages involved in the development of thunderstorms.They are:

Downdrafts totally dominate the ________ in the development of a thunderstorm.

A squall line with severe thunderstorms can also form along a boundary called a dryline,a narrow zone along which there is an abrupt change in moisture.

How are both positively and negatively charged particles able to form in the same thunderstorm cloud?

Which of the numbers listed below best represents the percentage of thunderstorms that produce tornadoes?

What is the primary source of heat that keeps a thunderstorm cloud buoyant so that it can grow so tall?

Which type of lightning is least likely?

Doppler radar can detect motion directly.

Which of the following U.S.states experiences the most thunderstorms each year?

________ are relatively narrow,elongated bands of thunderstorms that develop in the warm sector of a middle-latitude cyclone,usually in advance of a cold front.

Thunderstorms can be associated with these weather activities:

The greatest proportion of thunderstorms occurs in the:

About how many thunderstorms take place on Earth every day?

Most precipitation from thunderstorms originates through the collision-coalescence process.

A tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for tornado development.

Thunderstorms form when ,humid air rises in a(n) environment.

Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of:

The diameter of a typical tornado funnel cloud would be:

When tornadoes develop it is usually in association with air-mass thunderstorms.

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Heating Earths Surface and Atmosphere

Temperature

Moisture and Atmospheric Stability

Forms of Condensation and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Air Masses

Weather Patterns

Hurricanes

Weather Analysis and Forecasting

Air Pollution

The Changing Climate

World Climates

Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere

Filters

Exam 10: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Hurricanes and thunderstorms can sometimes cause local floods that are short-lived but high volume.These are called:

Generally there are three stages involved in the development of thunderstorms.They are:

Downdrafts totally dominate the ________ in the development of a thunderstorm.

A squall line with severe thunderstorms can also form along a boundary called a dryline,a narrow zone along which there is an abrupt change in moisture.

How are both positively and negatively charged particles able to form in the same thunderstorm cloud?

Which of the numbers listed below best represents the percentage of thunderstorms that produce tornadoes?

What is the primary source of heat that keeps a thunderstorm cloud buoyant so that it can grow so tall?

Which type of lightning is least likely?

Doppler radar can detect motion directly.

Which of the following U.S.states experiences the most thunderstorms each year?

________ are relatively narrow,elongated bands of thunderstorms that develop in the warm sector of a middle-latitude cyclone,usually in advance of a cold front.

Thunderstorms can be associated with these weather activities:

The greatest proportion of thunderstorms occurs in the:

About how many thunderstorms take place on Earth every day?

Most precipitation from thunderstorms originates through the collision-coalescence process.

A tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for tornado development.

Thunderstorms form when ________,humid air rises in a(n)________ environment.

Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of:

The diameter of a typical tornado funnel cloud would be:

When tornadoes develop it is usually in association with air-mass thunderstorms.

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Heating Earths Surface and Atmosphere

Temperature

Moisture and Atmospheric Stability

Forms of Condensation and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Air Masses

Weather Patterns

Hurricanes

Weather Analysis and Forecasting

Air Pollution

The Changing Climate

World Climates

Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere

Filters

Thunderstorms form when ,humid air rises in a(n) environment.