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Hurricanes
Thunderstorms & Lightning
Tornadoes
Winter Storms
Misc.
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What are the two other names for hurricanes?

Cyclones and Typhoons

100

Why should you avoid water during a thunderstorm?

Its a great conductor of electricity

100

What is it called when the tornado makes contact with land?

Touchdown

100

Winter storms are assiciated with these types of fronts. 

What is cold front?

100

What is the center of the hurricane called?

The eye

200

Where hurricanes form. 

What is over warm ocean water?

200

True or False: You can have thunder without lightning

False

200

Where is tornado alley located?

Texas, through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, North Dakota, Montana, Ohio, and eastern portions of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming (Central United States).

200

Short burst of heavy snow with gusty winds. 

What is a snow squall?

200

When is hurricane season?

What is from July to November?

300

What type of pressure system is located in the center of the hurricane?

Low Pressure System

300

What causes the sound of thunder?

When lightning travels through the air, it opens up an air channel. When it passes, the channel collapses back on itself causing the sound of thunder

300

What type of pressure storm are tornadoes?

Low Pressure Systems

300
Snowstorm with low visibility and high winds. 

What is a blizzard? 

300

What type of weather is seen in the center of the hurricane?

Calm weather

400

What is the name of the less violent storm that occurs before a hurricane develops?

Tropical Storm

400
Found at the top of clouds and on the ground during a thunderstorm. (a type of charge: positive, negative, or neutral)

What is positive charge?

400

What is the name of the scale AND rankings used to classify tornadoes?

Fujita Scale

F0 to F5

400

What time of year do most blizzards occur?

December through February

400

Why do we recommend you stay away from metal when there is a thunderstorm? 

Metal is a conductor of electricity

500

What wind speed is required for a storm to be categorized as a hurricane?

74 miles per hour

500

What are clouds associated with thunderstorms?

Cumulonimbus

500

Why do most tornadoes take place in tornado alley?

Flat land, great plains
500

Storms that has an accumulation of at least 1/4" (0.25 inches) of ice.

What is an ice storm?

500

Why do hurricanes start to slow down once they reach land?

They are no longer being fed by the warm ocean waters