True or False Questions - Weather or Not
A Continental Polar air mass is typically made up of cool, moist air.
False
A high pressure system tends to bring higher clouds that usually bring rain and other types of precipitation.
False
A northeast wind blows from the southeast to the northwest.
False
A stationary front is indicated on a weather map with a red line and semicircles.
False
A tornado has weaker winds than a hurricane.
False
A weather station influences weather conditions.
False
A weather vane can tell you how fast the wind is blowing.
False
A weather vane tells you how fast the wind is blowing.
False
Altocumulus are clouds that are found in the highest levels in the atmosphere.
False
Approximately 70% of the Earth's water is contained in the oceans of the planet.
False
Areas near rivers, lakes, and mountains are safe from tornadoes.
False
Climate is the same thing as weather.
False
Cold, dry conditions are highly favorable for thunderstorm development.
False
Condensation is the process in which water collects in large bodies of water like oceans, rivers, and lakes.
False
Evaporation is when water vapor meets cold air and changes back into a liquid.
False
Hail causes the most damage to property in Michigan.
False
Hail typically falls from the sky full of stratus clouds.
False
Heat lightning is caused by intense heat.
False
Hurricane Katrina was classified as a Category 5 hurricane at its first landfall.
False
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest hurricane on record.
False
Hurricanes need cold water to form.
False
In order to be called a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have maximum sustained winds exceeding at least 100 mph.
False
In order to be considered a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have a maximum sustained wind speed of 100 mph.
False
In the Northern Hemisphere, the winds of a low pressure system always spin clockwise.
False
Isobars are used to show temperature ranges.
False
It is usually safe to drive through moving flood water if you can see the ground.
False
Lightning can only jump from a cloud to the ground.
False
Maritime air masses are formed over land.
False
On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is 0°.
False
Opening a window during a tornado will help to prevent the roof from blowing off.
False
Scientists use the Beaufort scale to measure the wind speed in a tornado.
False
Snow is small, partial melted bits of ice.
False
Snow is small, partially melted bits of ice.
False
The Coriolis effect makes rivers run east in the Northern Hemisphere and west in the Southern Hemisphere.
False
The amount of precipitation that has fallen in a given time and place is measured with a hygrometer.
False
The area of the United States that has the highest risk for tornadoes is called the Funnel Zone.
False
The brief cloud that forms when you exhale on a cold winter day was formed because of precipitation.
False
The charge distribution of a mature thunderstorm is negative at the top and positive at the base of the cloud.
False
The equinoxes are the longest and shortest days of the year.
False
The equinoxes are the longest and shortest days of the year?
False
The eye is the windiest part of the hurricane.
False
The five main layers of the atmosphere are mainly classified according to altitude.
False
The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called the Coriolis effect.
False
The jet stream is a fast-flowing, river of air found in the atmosphere high above the surface of the Earth, flowing from east to west.
False
The leading edge of warmer air that is replacing colder air is called a cold front.
False
The length of the day and of the night is always the same throughout the year.
False
The lower the dew point, the greater the moisture content is in the air.
False
The most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere is oxygen.
False
The safest thing that you can do if you are outside and there is lightning is get into a hard-topped all-metal vehicle (assume you have many options).
False
The term "Indian Summer" usually refers to weather that occurs in the spring in Michigan.
False
There are only two seasons in the temperate zone of the Earth.
False
Tornadoes cause houses to explode from changes in air pressure.
False
Tornadoes last longer than hurricanes.
False
Unsaturated air is required for fog, dew, and cloud formation.
False
When driving in a flooded area, the best thing to do is proceed slowly through the flooded area.
False
When driving in a flooded area, the best thing to do is to proceed slowly through the flooded area.
False
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
False
Wind chill can make us feel warmer in winter than what the temperature really is.
False
You would normally find cirrus clouds immediately after a cold front has passed through your area.
False
A front usually marks a change in weather.
True
A frontal boundary marks the position where two air masses of different densities are in contact.
True
A frontal boundary marks the position where two different air masses are in contact.
True
A psychrometer measures relative humidity.
True
A single lightning strike can kill several people who are in physical contact with one another or are in close enough range that the strike can spread out over the ground.
True
A tornado can dissipate as soon as it forms.
True
A tornado can touch down in a populated area and destroy one home while leaving the home next door virtually untouched.
True
A tornado that forms over water is called a waterspout.
True
A tropical depression could be the beginning of a hurricane.
True
A wall cloud is a distinctive, large lowering of a cumulonimbus cloud and can sometimes signal the formation of a tornado.
True
A weather scientist is called a meteorologist.
True
An El Niño season will cause less precipitation in Michigan.
True
An onshore breeze, or sea breeze, develops when there is a lower pressure over nearby land.
True
Climate is like weather but over a very long period of time.
True
Clouds can be classified by how they are formed. There are clouds formed by orographic uplift, frontal uplift, convection, or a combination of causes. Hill fog is a cloud formed solely by orography.
True
Clouds form when water vapor rises, cools, and changes into water droplets or ice crystals.
True
Clouds from when water vapor rises, cools, and changes into water droplets or ice crystals.
True
Cumulonimbus clouds can produce hail.
True
El Niño season will cause less precipitation in Michigan.
True
Floods kill more people than any other type of severe weather.
True
Greek and Roman temples often were erected at sites where lightning struck.
True
Hail can be produced in cumulonimbus clouds.
True
Hurricane Hunters are planes with scientists that fly into hurricanes to learn more about them.
True
Hurricanes can grow to over 600 miles wide and 9 miles tall.
True
Hurricanes typically form between 5° and 15° latitude north and south of the equator.
True
If there is no shelter, you should crouch on the balls of your feet in the open, keeping twice as far away from a tree as it is tall.
True
If you are caught out in the open and you see a tornado coming in your direction, the best thing to do is to lie flat in a low-lying ditch or ravine.
True
If you are in the mountains and lightning begins to strike, you should quickly get below the treeline and get into a grove of small trees.
True
It is common for the weather to become locked in a repeating pattern.
True
Just because you have a rainy day in an area of dry climate, the climate doesn't change and is still considered dry.
True
Lightning can spread out some 60 feet upon striking the ground.
True
Lightning is the first thunderstorm hazard to arrive and the last to leave.
True
Lightning strike survivors often have difficulty with short-term memory.
True
Lines connecting places of equal pressure on a weather map are called isobars.
True
Maritime air masses are formed over water.
True
Mizzle is a mist-like rain.
True
More men than women die from lightning each year in the United States.
True
Most hurricanes die at sea when they pass over areas of cooler water.
True
Most lightning deaths and injuries occur when people are caught outdoors during summer months during the afternoon and evening.
True
Most lightning deaths and injuries occur when people are caught outdoors in the summer months during the afternoon and evening.
True
Most of the water vapor that forms the clouds in the sky comes from evaporation of water from the oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers.
True
Most tornadoes last less than 10 minutes.
True
NEXRAD is a type of Doppler radar.
True
Over the past 30 years, air quality in the United States has improved.
True
Saturated air is required for fog, dew, and cloud formation.
True
Sea breezes occur during the day, while land breezes occur at night.
True
Telephone lines are extremely dangerous during a storm.
True
The average North American uses 50-80 gallons of water every day.
True
The heat and moisture form warm ocean water is ultimately the source of energy for hurricanes to develop and sustain themselves.
True
The jet stream's behavior changes with each season.
True
The lines connecting places of equal temperature on a map are called isoclines.
True
The main data collecting device in a weather balloon is a radiosonde.
True
The main data collecting device in the weather balloon is a radiosonde.
True
The term "Indian Summer" usually refers to weather that occurs in the fall in Michigan.
True
The transition between the stratosphere and troposphere is the tropopause.
True
Tornadoes are smaller in size than hurricanes.
True
Water vapor can also form from snow and ice through the process of sublimation and can evaporate from plants by the process of transpiration.
True
Water vapor can also form from snow and ice through the process of sublimation and from plants through the process of transpiration.
True
Waterspouts can turn into tornadoes.
True
We have the same amount of water on the Earth as we did a million years ago?
True
When a Continental Polar air mass moves into a part of the country that has warm, humid air, the area between the two air masses is called a cold front.
True
When a hurricane hits land, tornadoes are usually formed.
True
When a person is struck by lightning, the result can be cardiac arrest.
True
When it is summer in Michigan, it is winter in Australia.
True
When you see cirrus clouds, it usually indicates that a change in the weather will occur within 24 hours.
True
Wind can be an excellent source of renewable energy using wind farms to produce electricity.
True
Wind chill can make us feel colder in winter than what the temperature really is.
True
Winds that are more consistent from one direction than from any other are best described as prevailing winds.
True
