Thunderstorms Thunderstorms Quiz #1 [easy] by admin|Published October 26, 2025 1. The cloud in the photo is a thunderstorm: TRUE FALSE None 2. Which of the following types of clouds produces hail? A B C D None 3. What kind of air aloft is required for thunderstorms to form? dry and cold moist and warm None 4. Is the updraft in this thunderstorm likely strong or weak? strong weak None 5. Thunderclouds become electrified by: different ice particles within the cloud colliding with each other clouds rubbing against each other and producing static charge passing over powerlines and becoming charged encountering mountain ridges, rubbing along them, acquiring static charge None 6. Which of the following is *not* an ingredient for thunderstorms? moisture lift instability cool air near the surface None 7. What type of severe weather phenomenon / event is in the photo? tornado tropical cyclone None 8. What is the column of hail falling from a single thunderstorm called? hailstreak hail swath hail shaft None 9. What type of whirlwind phenomenon is in the photo? gustnado dust devil tornado landspout None 10. What type of severe weather phenomenon / event is in the photo? wet downburst dry downburst severe hailstorm waterspout None 11. What is a supercell? a particularly powerful thunderstorm a particularly large thunderstorm any thunderstorm that produces a tornado a rotating thunderstorm None 12. Thunderstorms reach as high as airliners fly and sometimes even higher. TRUE FALSE None Time's up
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