Earth Science Chapter 20 Jeopardy Template

Multiple Choice	COMPLETION	SHORT ANSWER	DEFINITIONS	TRUE AND FALSE
100 c.stationary the weather in area stays the same for a week what kind of front is this? a. cold b. occluded c. stationary d.warm	100 occluded front when a warm air mass is trapped between two colliding colder air masses, it forms a	100 the maritime would contain colder, and moist air while a continental tropical air mass would have drier and warmer air how would a maritime polar air mass compare to a continental tropical air mass	100 gust front a blast of cool that comes just before the rain in a thunderstorm	100 false in the western pacific, hurricanes are called typhoons
200 a. cold which type of front involves two air masses where an existing air mas rises to make way for the incoming air mass? a. cold b. occluded c. stationary d.warm	200 lightning the greatest danger from a severe thunderstorm comes not from wind or hail but from the	200 rain what happens when a cold air mass meets a warm one?	200 thunderhead cloud that has an anvil shaped top	200 true the national weather service releases a set of four synoptic maps daily
300 a. hurricanes which of the following is NOT associated with a single cumulonimbus cloud? a. hurricanes b. lightning c. thunderstorms d. tornadoes	300 storm swells the huge waves that are produced far out in the ocean and precede the arrival of a hurricane called	300 winter storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes what are the four types of severe weather?	300 front the boundary between two air masses	300 true the pressure in the eye of a hurricane is lower the pressure on the outer part of the hurricane
400 a. 0.6 if the time between a lightning flash and thunder is 3s, how far has the sound traveled? a. 0.6 mi b. 1.3 c.6.2 d. 9.9	400 extratropical hurricanes hurricanes that form in the middle latitudes are often less violent and are called	400 rotating wind pressure and updraft the two most destructive features of a tornado	400 squall line a line of violent thunderstorms along a cold front	400 false the extremely low pressure inside of a tornado's funnel can make building explode
500 d. tornado a "hook" appearing in the Doppler radar image of a severe storm is often a sign of a: a. cloud containing hail b. hurricane forming c. lightning strike d. tornado	500 isobars lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal pressure . the placement of these lines can predict wind speed and direction	500 it looses its intensity when moving over cooler water when can you tell if a hurricane is slowing down?	500 lightning cloud-to-ground or cloud-to-cloud electrical charge	500 false thunderstorms develop only in the summer when the air moist and warm

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