10.0/ 10.0 Points The main ingredients to form thunderstorms are Question 1 of 9 A.Lift. B.Moisture. C.Instability. D.All the above. Answer Key: D 10.0/ 10.0 Points The most likely time for an ordinary cell thunderstorm to form is Question 2 of 9 A.just before sunrise. B.around midnight. C.at noon. D.just after sunrise. E.late afternoon. Answer Key: E 10.0/ 10.0 Points Which of the following regions would you expect to have the most tornadoes in the winter? Question 3 of
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from Latin: Cumulus "accumulated" and nimbus "rain". These clouds can form alone or in clusters. They create lightning through the heart of the cloud. Cumulonimbus clouds form from cumulus clouds and can further develop into a super cell‚ a severe thunderstorm with special features. You can expect to see lightning and hear thunder not long after you see a cumulonimbus cloud. Now To put it simply‚ lightning is electricity. It forms in the strong up-and-down air currents inside tall dark cumulonimbus
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Most hurricanes that occur in the Atlantic develops off the west coast of Africa. Hurricanes begins as thunderstorms which moves out over the warm tropical ocean water. There are three stages in forming a hurricane‚ tropical depression stage‚ the tropical storm stage and finally the hurricane. The first stage is called the tropical depression. In this stage an organized yet sustained thunderstorm with swirling clouds‚ rain‚ and wind speed of less than 38 miles per hour (mph). Sustained winds are
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EFFECT THEY HAVE Before we begin‚ you have to know what a tornado is. A tornado is an extremely destructive funnel-shaped rotating column of air that passes in a narrow path over land according to the Encarta World English Dictionary. A supercell thunderstorm thousands of feet in the air is the place a tornado forms. Tornadoes only form under certain weather conditions. There are three types of airs for a tornado to form‚ warm humid air close to the ground‚ cold air in the upper atmosphere‚ and hot
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cars were damaged‚ with onethirdso badly damaged they were written off bythe insurance companies. The total cost of thehailstorm was $2000 million. In thunderstorms‚ when warm air rises abovefreezing level‚ water droplets can freeze and fallas hail. However‚ the hailstorm that hit Sydneyin April 1999 was caused by a much morepowerful thunderstorm Ð known as a super cell. The very strong updraft of air in a super-cellstorm keeps hailstones suspended inside thecloud for a much longer time than in
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seasons brings a certain type of weather. For example‚ winter would bring you cold days and nights with high chances of snow every now and then. Summer‚ on the other hand‚ will give you humid or dry hot days with really warm nights with the casual thunderstorm. These weather changes are all normal and manageable but there are some that are uncontrollable and potentially deadly. One of these surprisingly dangerous abnormalities is called Hurricanes. A hurricane is an intense‚ rotating oceanic weather
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of damage. The safest thing to do is to go to the lowest level of the building that you are in. If there is no basement‚ get shelter in the center of the building away from any windows such as a broom closet. This will also apply for major thunderstorms that can produce large hail‚ strong wind‚ and lots of lightening. Wildfires are common in Northern Michigan‚ but they usually only occur in forests. They are very destructive and there is one major way to stop them. The best way to stop a wildfire
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B. What causes a tornado i. The USA Today Information site states that tornadoes form in unusually violent thunderstorms when there is sufficient instability and wind shear present in the lower atmosphere. Meaning‚ severe thunderstorms are the first step in the creation of a tornado. ii. The same source defines instability in a thunderstorm as an unusually warm and humid condition in the lower atmosphere and cooler than usual conditions in the upper atmosphere. Wind
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eruptions‚ weather‚ and decay. Most natural phenomena‚ such as rain‚ are relatively harmless so far as humans are concerned. There are various types of natural phenomena‚ which include Meteorological phenomena‚ weather‚ including hurricanes‚ thunderstorms and tornadoes‚ and geological phenomena‚ including volcanic activity and earthquakes. So here I have compiled some of the most fascinating natural phenomena. Also check out some Alien looking landscapes on earth HERE. Aurora Borealis Undoubtedly
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winter there would be lows in the 40’s! In Hawaii‚ however‚ temperatures are consistent throughout the year ranging from the mid 70’s – 80’s. The winter in Hawaii is considered rainy season but rarely has thunderstorms‚ unlike Florida‚ where they are frequent. Florida is referred to as the thunderstorm capitol of the US. These storms often generate tornadoes. (Henthorn‚ 2010‚ p.5) Weather may be a deciding factor in where you choose to live‚ but you will also have to consider that each state has natural
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