Clouds Precipitation And Severe Storms Dragons
- 1.What prefix is used to identify clouds that appear from 2000 to 6000 meters above the surface?
- A.
Cirro-
- B.
Nimbo-
- C.
Strato-
- D.
Alto-
- 2.Clouds are formed based on __________________ and height.
- 3.Any storm with a low-pressure center causes a circular pattern of winds to form is a called a cyclone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Fog is....
- A.
Evaporation from the ground.
- B.
Condensation on the ground.
- C.
A cloud with its base on or near the ground.
- D.
A cloud that sank to the ground.
- 5.
What type of cloud is shown in this image?- A.
Cumulus
- B.
Cumulonimbus
- C.
Altocumulus
- D.
Nimbostratus
- 6.Clouds are mainly made of
- A.
Air
- B.
Water
- C.
Snow
- D.
Cotton
- 7.What kind of cloud is puffy and very white?
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cirrus
- C.
Cumulus
- D.
Cumulonimbus
- 8.Long, skinny clouds are called
- A.
Cirrus
- B.
Cumulus
- C.
Stratus
- D.
Hanging clouds
- 9.Cumulonimbus clouds are also called
- A.
Water clouds
- B.
Heavy clouds
- C.
Puffy clouds
- D.
Rain clouds
- 10.High level clouds appear 20,000 feet above the surface of Earth.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.An ________________ is a large region of air that has a similar temperature and humidity.
- A.
Front
- B.
Air mass
- C.
Wind
- 12.When one air mass meets a different air mass,this meetjng place between air masses is called a ______________.
- A.
Cloud
- B.
Storm
- C.
Front
- 13.A _________________ is a rainstorm that includes lightning and thunder.
- A.
Thunderstorm
- B.
Rainstorm
- C.
Lightning storm
- 14.Knowing the different clouds allows us to predict the weather.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Hurricane winds whip up large waves in the ocean.These waves cause a bilge of water in the ocean known as a _______________.
- A.
Wind surge
- B.
Storm surge
- C.
Water surge
- D.
Storm
- 16.Raindrops that fall through a layer of cold air can freeze to form _______________.
- A.
Sleet
- B.
Snow
- C.
Rain
- D.
Lightening
- 17.Air pressure is measured with a(n)_______________.
- A.
Anemometer
- B.
Meter
- C.
Wind vane
- D.
Barometer
- 18.Wind speed is measured with a(n) anemometer.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Rainfall is measured with an instrument called a(n) _______________.
- A.
Rain meter
- B.
Anemometer
- C.
Rain gauge
- D.
Rain measurer
- 20.When a cold, dry, air mass meets a warm, moist, air mass,the cold air pushes the warm air __________ producing ________________weather.
- A.
Upward,thunder
- B.
Downward,extreme
- C.
Upward,lightening
- D.
Upward,stormy
- 21.On a weather map, blue triangles on a line represent a(n)__________________; red half-circles on a line represent a(n)_____________________.
- A.
Cool air,warm air
- B.
Cold front,warm front
- C.
Blue,red
- D.
Good weather,bad weather
- 22.During a thunderstorm, particles of rain and ice rub against one another as they rush upward and downward, creating _______________. .
- A.
Thunder
- B.
Static electricity
- C.
Friction
- D.
Thunder clouds
- 23.How are tornadoes and hurricanes alike?
- A.
They both cause friction
- B.
in both air rotates around a center
- C.
In both warm air goes downward
- D.
They are the same
- 24.When does the funnel shaped cloud become a storm?
- A.
When the tip touches the clouds
- B.
When the tip speeds up
- C.
When the tip causes rain
- D.
When the tip touches the ground
- 25.Where are hurricanes fastest winds and heaviest rains found?
- A.
The top
- B.
Around the center
- C.
Around the edges
- D.
The bottom
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