Section #: 13.2
Severe Weather
Practice Test
1.
Violent downdrafts from a thunderstorm that are concentrated in a local area are called __________.
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a.
hurricanes
b.
tornadoes
c.
lightning
d.
downbursts
Hint
2.
What causes lightning?
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a.
condensation of updrafts
b.
the expansion and contraction of the air heated by lightning
c.
falling precipitation
d.
friction between updrafts and downdrafts in a cumulonimbus cloud
Hint
3.
What sparks the development of a tornado?
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a.
condensation of updrafts
b.
strong downbursts
c.
large contrast in the temperature of polar and tropical air
d.
weak upper-atmospheric currents
Hint
4.
What causes thunder?
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a.
falling precipitation
b.
the expansion and contraction of the air heated by lightning
c.
condensation of updrafts
d.
friction between updrafts and downdrafts in a cumulonimbus cloud
Hint
5.
How hot is the air heated by lightning?
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a.
1 000[superscript degrees] C
b.
30 000[superscript degrees] C
c.
100 000 000 [superscript degrees] C
d.
300[superscript degrees] C
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