CHAPTER 5 Test Yourself

CHAPTER 5 Test Yourself

Take this quiz to test your chapter knowledge.

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1. True or false? El Niño occurs randomly about every 3 to 7 years.

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2. True or false? Warm fronts usually bring steady rain, but not severe weather.

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3. True or false? Colorado has fewer thunderstorm days than California.

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4. True or false? Most lightning moves between cloud and ground.

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5. True or false? Hurricanes usually do not catch populated areas by surprise.

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6. Multiple choice: Which of the following can produce a fulgurite?

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7. Multiple choice: Which of the following locations is the safest in a lightning storm?

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8. Multiple choice: Which of the following is not a criterion used to categorize a thunderstorm as severe?

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9. Fill in the blank: A ________________________ is a line of multicell thunderstorms.

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10. Fill in the blank: The coastal sea-level rise caused by a hurricane is called a ______________________________.

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