Flashcard 5-D

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What is the term for static electricity that moves between clouds or between clouds and the earth?

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Lightning

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What do you call scientists who study the atmosphere and weather?

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Meteorologists

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What is a funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches down to the ground called?

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Tornado

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What is issued when conditions are right for a type of severe weather, but that severe weather is not currently happening?

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Weather watch

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What is the term for a rumble resulting from hot air instantly expanding and cooler air rushing in?

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Thunder

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What is the difference between a weather watch and a weather warning?

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A weather watch indicates that conditions are favorable for severe weather, while a weather warning means that severe weather is occurring or imminent.

Front

What atmospheric phenomenon is characterized by a rapid upward movement of air that can lead to severe storms?

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Updraft

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What is the scale used to measure the intensity of tornadoes?

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The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale)

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What type of cloud is typically associated with thunderstorms?

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Cumulonimbus clouds

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What is the process called when water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water?

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Condensation