T.2.1 Timber Pre-test

1. Define meteorology.


2. Place the letter of the most appropriate Meteorology category in front of each Meteorology term.

Meteorology Term
(     ) Drought
(     ) Tornado
(     ) Cumulonimbus Cloud
(     ) Altitude
(     ) Wildfire
(     ) Stratus Cloud
(     ) Average Annual Rainfall
(     ) Rainstorm 		  Meteorology Category

A. short term weather phenomenon

B. weather trend

C. climate condition

D. natural disaster

3. List at least 2 types of natural disasters?


4. Do natural disasters affect all habitats in the same way? (Yes or No)


5. List some morphological (structural) adaptations that may increase a tree's resistance to fire.


6. List some morphological adaptations that may increase a tree's resistance to wind damage.


7. What is the composition of clouds?


8. Each international weather symbol below represents a different type of cumulus cloud. Place the symbols in order from the smallest to largest cloud.

  a.   b.   c.   d.


9. Which of the following clouds typically produces the strongest winds at ground level?

      a. cirrus       b. altocumulus       c. cumulonimbus       d. stratus


10. Why are cumulonimbus clouds both a curse and a blessing during fire season?


11. Define a weather trend.


12. Match the following disasters with the weather conditions under which they are most likely to occur.

Disaster
(     ) Lightning Storm
(     ) Tornado
(     ) Wildfire 		  Weather Condition
A. Drought
B. Saturated Soil
C. Cumulonimbus Cloud
D. Cirrus Cloud

13. Which tornado possesses stronger winds: F1 Tornado or F3 Tornado?


14. What are some positive effects of natural disasters (environmentaly speaking)?