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what must be present for a tornado to form?
Shear, lift, and moisture
Strong winds and moisture
Instability, moisture, lift and, shear
Shear and moisture
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What are the surface conditions come from the updraft side of the storm?
Rain
No rain
Warmth
Tornado risk
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What conditions must be present to create a severe thunderstorm?
Only rain and lightning
Strong winds, tornado, hail
Rain, and winds
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Why does tornado alley have so many tornado instances?
Moisture from the Gulf, and air from Canada and the Rockies
Moving storms from Hawaii
Moisture from Canada and air from the Gulf
Wind from Montana
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Where is hail most likely to fall?
In the strong updraft
From strong winds
In the strong downdraft
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Is this a tornado?
Yes
No
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Do you feel prepared for this quiz?
Absolutely!
Not at all...
Sorta prepared
Pretty confident
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What hazards occur during a thunderstorm?
Heavy rain, Lightning, wind, hail and a chance of a tornado
Dark skies, wind, lightning and rain
Just rain and lightning
Hail, rain, lightning
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Where is tornado Alley?
Texas, Colorado, and Nebraska
All the southern states
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska
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How large does hail have to be to be classified as severe?
3 Inches
6 Cm
1 Inch
2 Inches
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What are the surface conditions for a downside draft of a storm?
Wind
Coldness
Rain
Warmth
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What is the importance of storm chasers?
To tape storms
for fun
To collect data for research
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What should you do when a Tornado arrives?
Go outside to watch
Go into your bathroom with no windows and kneel in the bath
Stay in your car
Move to under your houses foundation or basement
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What are some risks storm chasers face on the job?
Damage to cars, lightning, and even death
Having a heart attack
Running out of gas, and car damage
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What is a Doppler radar? and how does it work?
A radar that sends signals to scan the sky
A radar that scans thunderstorms
A radar that searches for tornados