Thunder storm
Tornado
Blizzard
Hurricane
How are storms tracked?
100

What is a rainstorm with lightning and Thunder? 

Thunder Storm 

100

Tornado's are 

rotating funnel shaped clouds with wind speeds up to 300 mph

100

A severe snow storm is a

blizzard 

100

What can thunderstorms turn into?

A tropical storm.

100

Who uses weather instruments? 

Weather stations. 

200

A thunder storm occurs when 

warm air rises as a updraft which forms a tall cloud called a thunder head.

200

Tornado's form when

warm air moves upward in a thunderhead creating an area of low pressure which draws air inward and upward. As air flows into the low pressure area it rotates faster.

200

A blizzard is 

a snowstorm with 35 mph winds an you can only see up to a quarter of a mile.

200

What do tropical storms have?

Rotating winds and a low-pressure area at its center. 

200

Name 2 weather instruments 

weather balloon, Doppler radar, airplane 

300

Lightning is made when

particles of ice and rain rub together with updrafts to make static electricity.

300

Tornado's are shaped like a  

funnel 

300

Winter storms form by

a continental polar air mass meets a maritime tropical air mass.

300

What happens when a tropical storm has over 73 mile per hour winds? 

It turns into a hurricane.

300

What does a weather balloon do 

they gather data about weather conditions in the upper atmosphere. 

400

Lightning  occurs when

static electricity in a thunder cloud discharges.

400

Tornado dangers are 

flying objects powerful winds.

400

What happens during a whiteout?

The ground and sky seem similar.

400

True or False: Do hurricanes cause large waves in the ocean?

True

400

true or false do Doppler Radios track the speed and direction of winds 

true 

500

Thunder occurs when

lightning raises the temperature of the air causing the air to expand producing a sound. 

500

Where should you go during a tornado 

tornado shelter, basement, bathroom, or closet on the lowest floor.

500

What do you lose during a whiteout?

Your sense of direction.

500

Name two other terms for Hurricane

Cyclone and Typhoon

500

true or false weather satellites can take pictures of the heat of the ground and ocean.

true 

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