Question 1

The inside of a tornado funnel has ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) high atmospheric pressure 
B) normal atmospheric pressure 
C) low atmospheric pressure 
D) Atmospheric pressure that could be high atmospheric pressure,normal atmospheric pressure,or low atmospheric pressure 
E) totally unknown atmospheric pressure characteristics 
A) high atmospheric pressure 
B) normal atmospheric pressure 
C) low atmospheric pressure 
D) Atmospheric pressure that could be high atmospheric pressure,normal atmospheric pressure,or low atmospheric pressure 
E) totally unknown atmospheric pressure characteristics C

Question 2

Thunder is caused by ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) the compression of free neutrons in the lightning bolt 
B) the compression of free photons in the lightning bolt 
C) the compression of free electrons in the lightning bolt 
D) the combustion of flammable atmospheric gases by the lightning bolt 
E) high temperatures of lightning that flash heat the surrounding air,causing it to expand explosively 
A) the compression of free neutrons in the lightning bolt 
B) the compression of free photons in the lightning bolt 
C) the compression of free electrons in the lightning bolt 
D) the combustion of flammable atmospheric gases by the lightning bolt 
E) high temperatures of lightning that flash heat the surrounding air,causing it to expand explosively E

Question 3

A widespread,powerful wind storm with straight-line winds is referred to as a ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) tornado 
B) hurricane 
C) typhoon 
D) cyclone 
E) derecho 
A) tornado 
B) hurricane 
C) typhoon 
D) cyclone 
E) derecho E

Question 4

Conditions necessary to turn an ordinary thunderstorm into a tornado-spinning monster include _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a low-altitude,northerly flow of warm,humid,tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico 
B) a cold,dry air mass moving down from Canada or out of the Rocky Mountains at > 50 mph 
C) jet-stream winds racing east at speeds in excess of 150 mph 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) a low-altitude,northerly flow of warm,humid,tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico and a cold,dry air mass moving down from Canada or out of the Rocky Mountains at > 50 mph only 
A) a low-altitude,northerly flow of warm,humid,tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico 
B) a cold,dry air mass moving down from Canada or out of the Rocky Mountains at > 50 mph 
C) jet-stream winds racing east at speeds in excess of 150 mph 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) a low-altitude,northerly flow of warm,humid,tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico and a cold,dry air mass moving down from Canada or out of the Rocky Mountains at > 50 mph only

Question 5

Many of the United States' and world record rainfalls in the 1- to 24-hour range were established during thunderstorms in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Texas 
B) Florida 
C) Illinois 
D) Indiana 
E) Ohio 
A) Texas 
B) Florida 
C) Illinois 
D) Indiana 
E) Ohio

Question 6

Tornadoes preferentially kill all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) infants 
B) old people 
C) mobile-home residents 
D) occupants of exterior rooms with windows 
E) those unaware of broadcast tornado alerts 
A) infants 
B) old people 
C) mobile-home residents 
D) occupants of exterior rooms with windows 
E) those unaware of broadcast tornado alerts

Question 7

Much of the midlatitude severe weather in the Northern Hemisphere occurs via cyclones: air masses rotating _________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) clockwise about a high-pressure core 
B) counterclockwise about a high-pressure core 
C) clockwise about a low-pressure core 
D) counterclockwise about a low-pressure core 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) clockwise about a high-pressure core 
B) counterclockwise about a high-pressure core 
C) clockwise about a low-pressure core 
D) counterclockwise about a low-pressure core 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 8

The highest wind speeds of any weather phenomenon occur in ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) tornadoes 
B) hurricanes 
C) typhoons 
D) cyclones 
E) derechos 
A) tornadoes 
B) hurricanes 
C) typhoons 
D) cyclones 
E) derechos

Question 9

The main destructive actions of tornadoes include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) High-wind speeds blow away buildings and trees. 
B) Winds rushing up the funnel have a lifting force in the updraft. 
C) An explosive situation exists because of the differences in air pressure between the very low pressure inside a tornado funnel and the higher pressures outside it. 
D) A strong high-pressure zone in the center blows buildings apart. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) High-wind speeds blow away buildings and trees. 
B) Winds rushing up the funnel have a lifting force in the updraft. 
C) An explosive situation exists because of the differences in air pressure between the very low pressure inside a tornado funnel and the higher pressures outside it. 
D) A strong high-pressure zone in the center blows buildings apart. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 10

Severe weather causes about _______ of the yearly deaths and damages from natural disasters.

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 35% 
D) 60% 
E) 75% 
A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 35% 
D) 60% 
E) 75%

Question 11

Thunderstorms occur where warm,moist air has absorbed enough heat and moisture to be significantly ____________ than the surrounding air.

Accepted Answer

A) less dense 
B) denser 
C) less energetic 
D) drier 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) less dense 
B) denser 
C) less energetic 
D) drier 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 12

In the United States,the average yearly deaths from tornadoes _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) are greater than any other type of severe weather 
B) are more than five times greater than yearly deaths from lightning 
C) are about the same as yearly deaths from lightning 
D) are more than five times greater than yearly deaths from floods 
E) are about the same as yearly deaths from floods 
A) are greater than any other type of severe weather 
B) are more than five times greater than yearly deaths from lightning 
C) are about the same as yearly deaths from lightning 
D) are more than five times greater than yearly deaths from floods 
E) are about the same as yearly deaths from floods

Question 13

Which of the following types of severe weather results in the highest average annual death toll in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Heat 
B) Cold 
C) Tornado 
D) Hurricane 
E) Lightning 
A) Heat 
B) Cold 
C) Tornado 
D) Hurricane 
E) Lightning

Question 14

The "White Hurricane" of 1993 was an immense winter cyclone that covered the eastern United States,causing $800 million in damage and 238 deaths.The hardest hit area was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) New York 
B) Pennsylvania 
C) Florida 
D) Ohio 
E) Maine 
A) New York 
B) Pennsylvania 
C) Florida 
D) Ohio 
E) Maine

Question 15

In the United States,more lightning deaths occur in _______ than any other state.

Accepted Answer

A) Texas 
B) Florida 
C) Illinois 
D) Indiana 
E) Ohio 
A) Texas 
B) Florida 
C) Illinois 
D) Indiana 
E) Ohio

Question 16

The Great Plains region of the central United States plays host to about ______ percent of the tornadoes that occur on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) 70 
B) 10 
C) 95 
D) 50 
E) 25 
A) 70 
B) 10 
C) 95 
D) 50 
E) 25

Question 17

Important requirements for hail to form are _______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) large thunderstorms with buoyant hot air rising from heated ground 
B) upper-level cold air creating maximum temperature contrasts 
C) strong updrafts to keep hailstones suspended while adding coatings of ice onto ever-growing cores 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) large thunderstorms with buoyant hot air rising from heated ground 
B) upper-level cold air creating maximum temperature contrasts 
C) strong updrafts to keep hailstones suspended while adding coatings of ice onto ever-growing cores 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 18

In the United States,total deaths from lightning per decade have _________________ since the 1940s.

Accepted Answer

A) been increasing steadily 
B) been decreasing steadily 
C) remained about the same 
D) fluctuated widely 
E) been insignificant 
A) been increasing steadily 
B) been decreasing steadily 
C) remained about the same 
D) fluctuated widely 
E) been insignificant

Question 19

The state in the United States with the most days (often more than 100)of thunderstorms in a typical year is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Texas 
B) Florida 
C) Illinois 
D) Indiana 
E) Ohio 
A) Texas 
B) Florida 
C) Illinois 
D) Indiana 
E) Ohio

Question 20

The basic sequence within a lightning flash includes all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Static electricity builds up within the lower thundercloud and induces identical-polarity charges on the ground. 
B) Discharge begins within the cloud and initiates a dimly visible,negatively charged stream of electrons propagating downward. 
C) The conductive stream moves earthward in 50-meter jumps as a stepped leader;as the stepped leader nears the ground,the electric field at the surface increases greatly,shooting streamers of positive sparks upward and connecting with the stepped leader about 50 meters above ground. 
D) The connection initiates the return stroke,sending positive charges up to the cloud with a brilliant flash;more lightning strokes occur as charges flow between the cloud and the earth. 
E) 
All of the choices are correct. 
A) Static electricity builds up within the lower thundercloud and induces identical-polarity charges on the ground. 
B) Discharge begins within the cloud and initiates a dimly visible,negatively charged stream of electrons propagating downward. 
C) The conductive stream moves earthward in 50-meter jumps as a stepped leader;as the stepped leader nears the ground,the electric field at the surface increases greatly,shooting streamers of positive sparks upward and connecting with the stepped leader about 50 meters above ground. 
D) The connection initiates the return stroke,sending positive charges up to the cloud with a brilliant flash;more lightning strokes occur as charges flow between the cloud and the earth. 
E) 
All of the choices are correct.

The inside of a tornado funnel has ____________________.

Thunder is caused by ____________________________.

A widespread,powerful wind storm with straight-line winds is referred to as a ________________.

Conditions necessary to turn an ordinary thunderstorm into a tornado-spinning monster include _______________.

Many of the United States' and world record rainfalls in the 1- to 24-hour range were established during thunderstorms in ______________.

Tornadoes preferentially kill all but which of the following?

Much of the midlatitude severe weather in the Northern Hemisphere occurs via cyclones: air masses rotating _________________________________.

The highest wind speeds of any weather phenomenon occur in ________________.

The main destructive actions of tornadoes include all but which of the following?

Severe weather causes about _______ of the yearly deaths and damages from natural disasters.

Thunderstorms occur where warm,moist air has absorbed enough heat and moisture to be significantly ____________ than the surrounding air.

In the United States,the average yearly deaths from tornadoes _________________.

Which of the following types of severe weather results in the highest average annual death toll in the United States?

The "White Hurricane" of 1993 was an immense winter cyclone that covered the eastern United States,causing $800 million in damage and 238 deaths.The hardest hit area was ______________.

In the United States,more lightning deaths occur in _______ than any other state.

The Great Plains region of the central United States plays host to about ______ percent of the tornadoes that occur on Earth.

Important requirements for hail to form are _______________________________.

In the United States,total deaths from lightning per decade have _________________ since the 1940s.

The state in the United States with the most days (often more than 100)of thunderstorms in a typical year is ______________.

The basic sequence within a lightning flash includes all but which of the following?

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Exam 10: Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold

The inside of a tornado funnel has ____________________.

Thunder is caused by ____________________________.

A widespread,powerful wind storm with straight-line winds is referred to as a ________________.

Conditions necessary to turn an ordinary thunderstorm into a tornado-spinning monster include _______________.

Many of the United States' and world record rainfalls in the 1- to 24-hour range were established during thunderstorms in ______________.

Tornadoes preferentially kill all but which of the following?

Much of the midlatitude severe weather in the Northern Hemisphere occurs via cyclones: air masses rotating _________________________________.

The highest wind speeds of any weather phenomenon occur in ________________.

The main destructive actions of tornadoes include all but which of the following?

Severe weather causes about _______ of the yearly deaths and damages from natural disasters.

Thunderstorms occur where warm,moist air has absorbed enough heat and moisture to be significantly ____________ than the surrounding air.

In the United States,the average yearly deaths from tornadoes _________________.

Which of the following types of severe weather results in the highest average annual death toll in the United States?

The "White Hurricane" of 1993 was an immense winter cyclone that covered the eastern United States,causing $800 million in damage and 238 deaths.The hardest hit area was ______________.

In the United States,more lightning deaths occur in _______ than any other state.

The Great Plains region of the central United States plays host to about ______ percent of the tornadoes that occur on Earth.

Important requirements for hail to form are _______________________________.

In the United States,total deaths from lightning per decade have _________________ since the 1940s.

The state in the United States with the most days (often more than 100)of thunderstorms in a typical year is ______________.

The basic sequence within a lightning flash includes all but which of the following?

Natural Disasters and the Human Population

Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics

Earthquake Geology and Seismology

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

Earthquakes Throughout the United States and Canada

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Volcano Processes and Deadly Events

Tsunami Versus Wind-Caused Waves

External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Floods

Fire

Mass Movements

Coastal Processes and Hazards

Impacts With Space Objects

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