Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 1: Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms

1
What type of thunderstorm is caused by advancing cold and warm fronts?
A)air-mass thunderstorms
B)cloud condensing thunderstorms
C)sea-breeze thunderstorms
D)frontal thunderstorms
2
What happens when moist air is lifted higher in the atmosphere?
A)It evaporates and disappears.
B)It condenses and becomes cooler.
C)It condenses and releases latent heat.
D)It sublimates.
3
How are thunderstorms classified?
A)by the diameter of the storm
B)by the height that the cumulonimbus clouds reach
C)by the mechanism that caused the air to rise
D)by the duration of the storm
4
What is the first step of thunderstorm formation?
A)The atmosphere where the cloud grows must be unstable.
B)an abundant source of moisture in the lower atmosphere
C)release of latent heat
D)Air must be lifted.
5
As the instability of the air __________, the strength of the thunderstorms' updrafts and downdrafts __________.
A)decreases, decrease
B)increases, increase
C)decreases, increase
D)increased, decrease
6
What type of clouds produce thunderstorms?
A)cirrus
B)cumulus
C)cumulonimbus
D)stratus
7
What type of weather potentially is created by the phenomenon shown in the figure?
A)a tornado
B)a thunderstorm
C)a typhoon
D)a hurricane
8
What happens in the developing or cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?
A)Updraft slows.
B)Downdrafts occur.
C)Air rises vertically.
D)Air sinks with precipitation.
9
What type of weather phenomenon is shown in the figure?
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A)a supercell
B)a conduction cell
C)a sea breeze
D)a cyclone
10
Which is NOT a stage of a thunderstorm?
A)mature stage
B)dissipation stage
C)condensing stage
D)cumulus stage
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