SCIENCE

QUESTION 1
1. The thunderstorm commonly occur when _______.

when warm moist air is heated
on sunny days
in early afternoon or evening
all of the above

QUESTION 2
2. What events are associated with thunderstorms?

thunder and lightning
all of the above

QUESTION 3
3. A funnel cloud is composed primarily of ___________.

cloud droplets
raindrops

QUESTION 4
4. A tropical storm _____________

have winds between 60-118 km/h
has a center of low pressure

QUESTION 5
5. In the Northern Hemisphere, winds around a low- pressure system circulate__________.

clockwise
counterclockwise

QUESTION 6
6. Where do typhoons usually form?

over warm oceans
over cold oceans
over cold continents
over warm continents

QUESTION 7
7. Which is NOT a characteristic of a hurricane?

Its wind is strongest at the eye wall
its eye is very destructive
it dies over a dry and cold region
they are most common during the summer and early fall

QUESTION 8
8. A low- pressure system is also referred to as ____________.

cyclone
cold front

QUESTION 9
9. A high- pressure system is also referred to as a__________.

warm front
anti-cyclone