Cyclonic Weather

Cyclonic Weather

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Cyclonic Weather

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS3-2

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What scale is used to rate tornado damage?

Richter Scale

Saffir-Simpson Scale

Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale

Beaufort Scale

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary characteristic of a tornado?

Heavy rainfall

Rotating column of air

High temperature

Low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main factor used to classify hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson Scale?

Temperature

Wind speed

Rainfall

Duration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What combinations of air cause tornadoes to form?

Hot

Cold/dry and warm/wet

Cold/wet and warm/dry

Cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What causes the air to spin?

The land around the tornado

Warm/wet air sinks below the cold/dry air and it is pushed upwards

A cloud reaches down from the sky

Cold/dry air sinks below the warm/wet air and it is pushed upwards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is water important in the formation of hurricanes?

water produces the winds that move the hurricanes

warm water allows for evaporation which produces the winds to fuel the hurricanes

cold water produces the moisture that creates water vapor and energy to fuel the hurricane

warm water produces the moisture that produces water vapor which in turn releases heat energy to fuel the hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

 Where do tropical storms start? 

northpole

on the coast

in the ocean, near the equator

in the ocean, near land

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