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