A ________________ is an intense storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.

Electricity may flow within the cloud also flow between the cloud and the ground. These electrical currents are _________________.

When lightning moves through the air, the air gets very hot. The hot air expands rapidly. As it expands, it makes the air vibrate. These vibrations release energy in the form of sound waves called ______________.

A _________ can from when a rapidly spinning column of low pressure air, called a funnel cloud touches the ground.

A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.

Lightning heats the air so much that the air expands. The sound created by the sudden expansion and contraction is called _______________________.

Most hurricanes

Winds are generated when air flows from a high pressure area into a ____.

Thunderstorms form along a cold front

Thunderstorm clouds are known as _____.

These storms produce the Earth's most powerful winds

These storms produce the Earth's most powerful winds

The calm area in the center of a hurricane is called the _____.

The most dangerous aspect of a hurricane that comes ashore is the ________.

Hurricanes can produce tornadoes

About 75% of the world's tornadoes happen in the United States during Springs and early Summer when cold, dry from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This relatively flat part of the country is known as ________________.

Many people think that the winds are the most damaging part of a hurricane-most of the damage from hurricanes is actually caused by flooding from heavy rains and _________ _________, which is the rise in sea level that happens during a storm.

Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes form at __________ pressure systems, where you have warm (typically moist/humid) air quickly rising.

A funnel cloud and a tornado are the same.

Theses storms are the largest and most powerful storms on the planet.

Objects in the NORTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

Objects in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

This clouds latin root is "pile" or "heap"

The whispy high clouds that has the latin root "curl" or "fringed"

This clouds latin root is "layer"

Which factor is not a main factor in determining cloud shape or size?

Cumulus clouds can be seen with fair weather or in thunderstorms

Which prefix describes high clouds?

Cirrus clouds are the clouds closest to Earth's Surface

These are the highest clouds in the sky. They look white, thin and wispy. They usually mean good weather.

Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ____________ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

These clouds are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. They mean fair weather.

Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring rain or snow.

What type of cloud is shown?

What type of cloud is shown?

What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton?

What are cirrus clouds made of?

How do clouds form?

Cirrus clouds are ___________ in the sky.

This force means clouds are constantly falling.

What cloud do you see?

Which cloud means a thunderstorm is going to happen?

All clouds are at about the same height