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Hurricane
Tornado
Thunderstorms
Let it Snow!
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Hurricanes form in which ocean?
What is the Atlantic Ocean.
100
TRUE or FALSE: Every tornado has a 'green' color.
What is FALSE. Each tornado has its own shape, color and shape.
100
TRUE or FALSE: Lightning comes before thunder.
What is TRUE. Lightning causes channels in the air. Thunder is the result of the channel collapsing.
100
What temperature is considered the freezing mark?
What is 32 degrees fahrenheit.
100
A snow storm is called a...
What is blizzard.
200
Where do all hurricanes start off?
What is the West Coast of Africa.
200
What is the name of a thunderstorm that can produce tornadoes?
What is a Supercell.
200
When do thunderstorms form?
What is all the time, anytime.
200
Are all snowflakes the same shape?
What is No. Each snowflake has its own shape.
200
What is a transition from one air mass to another?
What is a front.
300
How long is the Hurricane Season?
What is 5 months.
300
Can tornadoes 'hop'?
What is yes- the 'hopping' is the tornado lifting off the ground several times.
300
A thunderstorm warning means...
What is a thunderstorm in the area is producing hail, and on occasion, produce a tornado.
300
What is light and fluffy snow called?
What is powder.
300
What does 'NOAA' stand for?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
400
When does the Atlantic Hurricane Season end?
What is November 30th.
400
What is the name of the tornado that form over water?
Waterspouts.
400
A thunderstorm can last to up to ___ hour(s).
What is 2 hours.
400
Snow is a form of precipitation. Name three other forms of precipitation.
What is rain, hail and sleet.
400
The scale used to categorize tornadoes is the _________.
What is Fujita Intensity scale. There are 6 categories, F0 through F5 (F5 is the strongest topping winds over 260 mph!)
500
TRUE or FALSE: The Pacific Ocean has a different hurricane season.
What is TRUE. The Pacific Ocean's hurricane season begins May 15th as opposed to the Atlantic's, which begins June 1st.
500
How many tornadoes are there, on average, each year?
What is 800.
500
What are the 3 stages of a thunderstorm?
What is cumulus, mature and dissipating.
500
How is snow formed?
What is when water vapor in the atmosphere freezes into ice crystals.
500
What are air masses that move inland from the tropical Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and tropical Atlantic Ocean?
What is What is maritime tropical or mT.