Section #: 13.1
Thunderstorms
Practice Test
1.
What happens when moist air is lifted higher in the atmosphere?
a.
It condenses and releases latent heat.
b.
It condenses and becomes cooler.
c.
It evaporates and disappears.
d.
It sublimates.
Hint
2.
Which is NOT a stage of a thunderstorm?
a.
dissipation stage
b.
cumulus stage
c.
mature stage
d.
condensing stage
Hint
3.
What happens in the developing or cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?
a.
Downdrafts occur.
b.
Updraft slows.
c.
Air sinks with precipitation.
d.
Air rises vertically.
Hint
4.
What is the first step of thunderstorm formation?
a.
release of latent heat
b.
Air must be lifted.
c.
an abundant source of moisture in the lower atmosphere
d.
The atmosphere where the cloud grows must be unstable.
Hint
5.
What type of thunderstorm is caused by advancing cold and warm fronts?
a.
air-mass thunderstorms
b.
cloud condensing thunderstorms
c.
frontal thunderstorms
d.
sea-breeze thunderstorms
Hint
6.
As the instability of the air __________, the strength of the thunderstorms' updrafts and downdrafts __________.
a.
increases, increase
b.
decreases, decrease
c.
increased, decrease
d.
decreases, increase
Hint
7.
What type of clouds produce thunderstorms?
a.
cirrus
b.
cumulonimbus
c.
cumulus
d.
stratus
Hint
8.
What type of weather potentially is created by the phenomenon shown in the figure?
a.
a thunderstorm
b.
a tornado
c.
a hurricane
d.
a typhoon
Hint
9.
What type of weather phenomenon is shown in the figure?
a.
a supercell
b.
a sea breeze
c.
a conduction cell
d.
a cyclone
Hint
10.
How are thunderstorms classified?
a.
by the mechanism that caused the air to rise
b.
by the height that the cumulonimbus clouds reach
c.
by the diameter of the storm
d.
by the duration of the storm
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