stormes
layers of the earth
layers of the atmosphere
tornados
storm destruction
100
can go up to three hundred miles per hour and forms from a funnel cloud
What is a tornado
100
the outer most layer of the planet
What is earths crust
100
starts at the earths surface and it extends 8 to 14.5 kilometers high this part of the atmosphere is the most dence
What is troposphere
100
a rotating cone shaped column of the air extending downward from the base of a thunderstorm, but not touchig the ground
What is funnel clouds
100
when ice the size of gulf balls fall out of the sky
What is hail storms
200
a form of electricity that strikes down from the sky before hearing thunder
What is lightning
200
what is the 2nd layer of the earth
What is upper mantle
200
just above the troposphere and extends to 50 kilometers
What is strarosphere
200
a long lived thunderstorm whose updrafts and down drafts are in near balance. these storms have the greatest tendency to produce tornadoes
What is supercell thunder storm
200
can produce many types of damaging weather
What is thunderstorms
300
a tropical storm with high winds and heavy rain. you should board up your windows and stay inside
What is a hurricane
300
the third layer of the earth it can get up to 7230 degrease
What is lower mantle
300
just above the stratosphere and exstends to 85 kilometers meteors burn up in this layer
What is mesosphere
300
a rotating vortex of air within a supercell thunderstorm
What is mesocyclone
300
freezing rain that coats everything in its path
What is ice storms
400
a vibration from underground
What is an earthquake
400
a liguid that is 2300 km thick that is 80% iron along with nickle and some lighter elements.
What is outer core
400
it extends to 600 kilometers aurora and satellites occur in this layer
What is thermosphere
400
a downdraft in a thunderstorm that is less than 2.5 miles per hour
What is a microburst
400
severe winter storms that combine heavy snow fall with high winds and freezing temperatures
What is blizzard
500
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents, heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
What is a thunderstorm
500
it is like a big ball of metal and its the very center of the earth
What is inner core
500
an abundenr layer of electrons and ionized atoms and molecules that streches from about 48 kilometers this is also the second to last stratopher layer
What is ionosphere
500
an abrupt lowering of rain free cumulonimbus base into a lowhanging accessory cloud
What is a wall cloud
500
the result of heavy rain and water that rises faster than storm drains can handle
What is floods