Severe Weather Vocabulary Flashcard
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Science
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9th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Stepped Leader
Back
The channel of partially charged air; the breakdown in charges between positive and negative regions.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Frontal Thunderstorm
Back
Type of thunderstorm usually produced by an advancing cold front, resulting in a line of thunderstorms.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Downburst
Back
Violent downdrafts that are concentrated in a local area.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Air-Mass Thunderstorm
Back
Type of thunderstorm in which air rises due to unequal heating of Earth's surface within a single air mass.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Sea-Breeze Thunderstorm
Back
Local air-mass thunderstorm that occurs along coastal areas due to different thermal energy storage and release by land and water.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Eyewall
Back
The area surrounding the eye of a hurricane, characterized by intense winds and heavy rain.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Storm Surge
Back
An abnormal rise in sea level during a storm, caused by strong winds and low atmospheric pressure.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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