Extreme Weather Challenge Quiz Template printable pdf download

Extreme Weather Challenge Quiz Template

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Date _________________

Extreme Weather Challenge

Directions: Read each sentence. Then circle the letter next to the answer that best

completes the sentence.

1. “Tornado Alley,” where tornadoes are most frequent in the United States, runs

roughly ______.

a. from Ohio and West Virginia through Colorado and Wyoming

b. from Texas and Louisiana through North Dakota and Minnesota

c. from Florida and Alabama through New Jersey and Philadelphia

2. In order to qualify as a hurricane, a tropical storm must have maximum sustained

winds exceeding ______.

a. 62 mph

b. 74 mph

c. 85 mph

3. Storms are given names when they achieve ______ status.

a. tropical depression

b. tropical storm

c. hurricane

4. When the eye of a hurricane is passing over, an area experiences ______.

a. a more intense period of the storm

b. the end of the storm

c. a temporary calm

5. During El Niño, unusually warm water in the ______

has a significant effect on

the weather.

a. eastern Pacific Ocean

b. northern Atlantic Ocean

c. southern Indian Ocean

6. Exposure to extreme cold can cause ______.

a. hypochondria

b. hypoglycemia

c. hypothermia

7. The “Lake Effect” takes place when a snowstorm passes over a large lake and ___.

a. warms up and turns to rain

b. gathers moisture and deposits large amounts of snow on the area beyond it

c. stalls over the lake for several days before reaching land

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