Chapter 10: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 1) Prediction success ...

8) The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing:
A) a tornado
B) the passage of a hurricane
C) squall line formation
D) the stages of a thunderstorm
E) none of these
9) Conventional radar measures
A) raindrop motion
B) rainfall intensity
C) cloud droplet numbers
D) raindrop and snowflake motion
E) raindrop size
10) Tornadoes most often move toward what direction?
A) southeast B) west C) northwest D) southwest E) northeast
11) Thunderstorm tops most likely occur
A) in the mesosphere B) in the lower troposphere
C) near the tropopause D) in the middle stratosphere
12) Doppler radars
A) show the motion of precipitation particles
B) have much greater range than conventional radars
C) detect lightning strokes
D) detect condensation nuclei
E) show the motion of air in clear areas
13) Thunderstorms and large cumulus clouds are characteristic of
A) isothermal lapse rates
B) stable air
C) all polar air masses
D) unstable air
E) all warm fronts
14) Which of the following is likely during the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
A) lightning
B) heavy precipitation
C) gusty winds
D) a, b, and c
E) none of these
15) Which of the numbers listed below best represents the percentage of thunderstorms
that produce tornadoes?
A) about 10 percent B) less than 1 percent
C) slightly more than 50 percent D) nearly 25 percent