Thunderstorms and Rain

Which is NOT a condition that must be present to create a thunderstorm?

• Air must be full of moisture

• Warm air must rise quickly and continue to rise

• Lightning has to set something on fire

• The air in the cloud must stay warmer than the air around it

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Thunderstorm clouds are called - 

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

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What happens during the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?

• The storm begins to break up

• The storm creates lightning thunder and heavy rain

• The cool air rises and stratus clouds build

• The warm air rises and cumulus clouds build

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What happens during the mature stage of a thunderstorm?

• The storm begins to break up

• The storm creates lightning thunder and heavy rain

• The cool air rises and stratus clouds build

• The warm air rises and cumulus clouds build

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What are thunderstorms?

• a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail

• a storm that can be the same as thunderstorms, but even more dangerous

• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

• a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

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Which storm type forms from thunderstorms as the wind changes direction and rotates?

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

• Tornado

What happens during the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm?

• The storm begins to break up

• The storm creates lightning thunder and heavy rain

• The cool air rises and stratus clouds build

• The warm air rises and cumulus clouds build

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What cloud Type produces severe thunderstorms?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratocumulus

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When lightening heats the air around it, and the air expands quickly, what does this cause?

• Thunder

• Wind

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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How many thunderstorms happen total everyday?

• 200

• 2300

• 1800

• 384

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