Severe Weather Severe weather Quiz #1 [hard] by admin|Published December 29, 2025 1. What type of severe weather phenomenon / event is in the photo? wet downburst dry downburst severe hailstorm waterspout None 2. CAPE and LI are measures of: convective instability wind shear convective inhibition total precipitation None 3. The highest part of a well-developed thunderstorm is? knuckles formation anvil overshooting top None 4. Air in an overshooting top rises due to: being buoyant in the surrounding airmass acquired momentum during buoyant rise None 5. More men than women die from lightning every year in the USA. TRUE FALSE None 6. In a normally electrified thundercloud, charge separation forms a tripole charge structure - which one: A - lower positive charge, middle negative charge, upper positive charge B - lower negative charge, middle positive charge, upper negative charge None 7. Volcanic eruptions produce lightning. TRUE FALSE None 8. In an extremely unstable environment where wind shear is concentrated in the lowest few kilometers: supercells are more likely bow echoes are more likely None 9. Which of the two thunderstorms in the photo is more likely severe? A B None 10. What was the diameter of the largest ever officially recorded hailstone? It was produced by a supercell over Vivian, South Dakota on July 23, 2010. 13 cm 16 cm 20 cm 27 cm None 11. On July 11, 1909 at 3 am temperature in Cherokee, Oklahoma reportedly rose to 57.8 °C, desiccating crops. What is the most likely cause for this event? derecho heat burst warm front foehn None 12. A tropical cyclone in the eastern Pacific ocean is called a? hurricane cyclone typhoon None Time's up
