6.05 and 6.06 Quizizz Review 4/20 and 4/21

Horizontal motion occurs as air masses move from one location to another. Vertical motion occurs as changes in temperature and pressure change the density of the air. This takes place________.

• during a flash flood.

• as a result of hail falling to the ground.

• when lightning strikes.

• during a thunderstorm.

______is a fast flow of electrical energy between two charged surfaces, usually between the atmosphere and the ground.

• A hurricane

• A tornado

• hail

• lightning

___________is a chunk of layered ice that falls from some thunderstorms. Some of these ice chunks are large enough to damage property and crops.

• A meteor

• Hail

• Debris

• A glacier

A _________ is a weather system that can produce high winds, heavy rains, thunder, lightning, hail, and possibly tornadoes.

A sudden downburst of _____ can cause areas to flood without warning.

________are rapidly rotating columns of air in contact with Earth's surface.

• A water spout

• Cyclones

• Tsunamis

• Tornadoes

In the United States, tornadoes often occur in the Midwestern states in an area known as Tornado Alley. Which of the following would not be considered a midwestern state?

• Oklahoma

• Nebraska

• northwestern Texas

• Maine

True or False. Tornadoes usually form as warm, dry air meets wet, moist air. The clash of these types of air masses can cause a severe thunderstorm.

• true

• false

Tornado intensity is measured using the Enhanced scale.

______are large rotating storms with an extremely low pressure zone in the center.

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Water spouts

• Cycles of water