Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 2: Severe Thunderstorms

Self-Check Quizzes-English

1
Thunderstorms that have intense, rotating updrafts are called __________.
A)downbursts
B)tornadoes
C)supercells
D)air-mass thunderstorms
2
What forms as a result of encounters with supercooled water droplets?
A)rain
B)sleet
C)snow
D)hail
3
What causes thunder?
A)falling precipitation
B)the expansion and contraction of the air heated by lightning
C)friction between updrafts and downdrafts in a cumulonimbus cloud
D)condensation of updrafts
4
You encounter a tornado that has a path of destruction 20 miles long that lasted about 30 minutes. Use the table to determine the rank of tornado this is.
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A)F4
B)F5
C)F0
D)F2
5
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Fujita tornado intensity scale?
A)wind speed
B)duration
C)size of funnel cloud
D)path of destruction
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