General Info
What is the word for the average weather patterns over a region?
Climate
How many thunderstorms occur worldwide each day?
45,000
How fast do winds have to be to be considered a hurricane?
74 mph
The U.S. has about ______ tornados per year.
1,000
How many inches of water can float a person?
6 inches
What word is used for clashing weather masses?
fronts
What is the charge of the ground, trees, etc that causes lightning to strike?
positive charge
Winds swirl around the ____ of the hurricane.
eye
Swirling winds in the sky have to do this before they can be called a tornado.
reach from the sky to the ground
During a power outage, how long does food last in a FULL, UPOPENED freezer?
48 hours
Cold front
What percentage of people struck by lightning will survive?
90%
When do hurricanes usually occur in the U.S.?
Late summer or early Fall. (Either of these)
The state with the most tornados.
Florida
How much water PER PERSON per day should in have in an emergency?
1 gallon - 4 quarts
The amount of water vapor in the air.
humidity
This state has the most lightning strikes in the U.S.
Florida
Hurricanes are also called cyclones or _______.
typhoons
Supercell
How long can food last in an unopened refrigerator when the power goes out?
4 hours
Term for any type of water that falls to the ground.
Precipitation
Lightning starts to form with updraft of what?
warm air
The most dangerous part of a hurricane is not the rain and winds but the _______________.
storm surge
The scale that rates tornados based on wind speeds is called what? F5 has winds over 200 mph!
Enhanced Fujita Scale
How much water can sweep away a car or SUV? DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER ON THE ROAD!
2 feet