Exercise
Severe Weather and Map Indicators
Identify map indicators associated with severe weather conditions. Learn how weather maps signal hazardous atmospheric events such as intense storms.
Questions
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MultiChoice
What is a narrow line of active, severe thunderstorms along or ahead of a cold front called?
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Which conditions on a weather map indicate severe thunderstorm development?
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Where do hurricanes (tropical cyclones) derive their energy from?
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What is the calm, low-pressure center of a hurricane called?
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Where in a hurricane are winds and rain most intense?
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What is the wall of ocean water pushed ashore by a hurricane called?
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Which scale rates tornado intensity based on damage caused?
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Which scale categorizes hurricanes from Category 1 to Category 5?
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What severe winter storm features winds exceeding 35 mph and low visibility due to blowing snow?
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Which map feature signals the rapid strengthening of a storm (bombogenesis)?
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Where in North America do cP and mT air masses collide most frequently to form tornadoes?
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What happens to a hurricane when it moves over land?