Catastrophic Events Storms

Question 1

The movement of a liquid or a gas in a spiral around a central axis

Answer 1

Vortex

Question 2

a disturbance in the earth’s atmosphere that involves lightning and thunder (gusty winds, heavy rain, and hail)

Answer 2

Thunderstorms

Question 3

the cloud that a thunderstorm is born from

Answer 3

Cumulonimbus cloud

Question 4

rapidly rotating cloud that becomes visible as a funnel at the base of a thunder cloud

Answer 4

Funnel Cloud

Question 5

is a violent windstorm that spirals around a rotating column of air

Answer 5

Tornado

Question 6

is a massive, rotating storm that originates over tropical oceans and has sustained winds of more than 74 mph.

Answer 6

Hurricane

Question 7

a hurricane that forms north of the equator in the Western Pacific Ocean

Answer 7

Typhoon

Question 8

a hurricane that forms in the Indian Ocean

Answer 8

Cyclone

Question 9

is the center of the hurricane

Answer 9

Eye

Question 10

The scale used to measure the intensity of hurricanes.

Answer 10

Saffir/Simpson Scale

Question 11

The scale used to measure the intensity of tornadoes

Answer 11

Fujita Scale

Question 12

Scientists who study the earth’s atmosphere and forecast the weather

Answer 12

Meteorologist

Question 13

Scientists who study the history and structure of the earth through rocks

Answer 13

Geologist

Question 14

Scientists who study earthquakes

Answer 14

Seismologist

Question 15

Scientists who study volcanoes

Answer 15

Volcanologist