Hurricanes begin mainly over what kind of ocean?
What is warm? (or tropical)
Lightning occurs during which stage of development?
What is the mature stage?
In lightning, this portion surges from the ground.
What is the upward streamer?
During a hurricane, what causes the most death and destruction?
What is water/ storm surge?
Initially, what rushes out of a cloud toward the ground?
What are electrons or the return streamer?
What part of the hurricane is the most destructive?
What is the eye wall?
These are formed when warm air rises and cools in the atmosphere.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
A lightning bolt heats the surrounding air to _________________.
What is 30,000oC?
What is the name for the rush of water created by a hurricane?
What is storm surge?
What are the three stages of formation?
What is cumulus, mature, and dissipation?
What is the brightest part of lightning?
What is the return stroke?