TOTALS: ________14_________Front Page
 
 

USE THE BEST ANSWER ACCORDING TO THE FILM SELECT THE LETTER PRECEDING THE WORD OR EXPRESSION THAT BEST COMPLETES EACH STATEMENT OR ANSWERS EACH QUESTION. PUT THE ANSWER IN THE BLANK ON THE LEFT. (1 one point each)

_____1. What type of cloud is the most dangerous:
A. The Thunder Cloud. B. The Cumulus.
C. The Cirrus. D. The Stratocumulus.

 _____2. When a thunder storm becomes a "Super Cell" and begins to rotate what is found in the cell:
A. Electrical Energy. B. Updrafts of 100 miles per hour.
C. A Vortex. D. All of the above.

 _____3. Where in the world are tornadoes mostly likely to occur:
A. New England. B. France.
C. American Midwest. D. The Pacific Coast.

 _____4. In late spring and early summer high dry air from the Rockies meets warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and forms a belt called:
A. Hurricane Alley. B. Tornado Alley.
C. The American Midwest. D. The Cherokee Strip.

 _____5. What was the internal wind speed and the track (width) of the Andover tornado:
A. Could not be measured.
B. More than 200 kilometers per hour and 200 meters wide.
C. More than 200 miles per hour and 200 meters wide.
D. More than 200 miles per hour and 200 yards wide.

 _____6. How long did the Andover tornado live and how many miles did it travel:
A. 45 minutes and 100 miles. B. 50 minutes and 50 miles.
C. 45 minutes and 50 miles. D. 90 minutes and 100 miles.
 

_____7. What is nature's own electricity:
A. Thunder. B. Lighting.
C. Coriolis Effect. D. Nimbus.

 _____8. What is tested to make sure that they are lighting proof:
A. Electric components in aircraft. B. Electric components in cars.
C. Electric components in computers. D. Electric components in trucks.

 _____9. How many golfers are killed in the United States each year by lighting:
A. 15. B. 10.
C. 20. D. 25.

 _____10. What makes Tucson Arizona a "lighting factory":
A. Moist warm winds and a mountain setting.
B. Moist warm winds and a mountain setting.
C. Dry Winds and mountain setting.
D. Random acts of nature.

 _____11. Where is most of the world's lighting concentrated:
A. The Rain forest. B. The Landmasses.
C. The Poles. D. The Tropics.

 _____12. What government group is doing lighting research:
A. The CIA--They are into everything.
B. The Army--They are looking for something to do.
C. The Marines--They are "Hot Shots" anyway.
D. NASA--They are into Space Exploration.

 _____13. What new phenomenon was recently discovered over electrical storms:
(Notice they are using very old Air Force Aircraft.)
A. Jets and Boeing. B. Jets and Sprites.
C. Jets and Sharks. D. Jets and Plasma.

 _____14. What is the name for the scientific project doing research on tornadoes:
A. Funnel Cloud. B. Vortex.
C. Tornado Alley. D. Thunder Cloud