DEFINITIONS
THUNDERSTORMS
LIGHTNING
TORNADOES/HURRICANES
WEATHER MAPS
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A CURRENT OF RISING AIR

WHAT IS AN UPDRAFT

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THIS STAGE ONLY HAS AN UPDRAFT

WHAT IS THE CUMULUS STAGE?

100

THIS IS HOW THE ELECTRICAL CHARGES FORM IN THE CLOUD

WHAT IS BY WATER DROPLETS OR ICE CRYSTALS RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER?

100

THIS IS THE FIRST STAGE OF A TORNADO

WHAT IS THE WHIRL STAGE?

100

THIS IS HOW TO DRAW A WARM FRONT

WHAT IS A LINE WITH HALF CIRLES 

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A SUBSTANCE THAT DOES NOT CONDUCT ELECTRICITY WELL

WHAT IS AN INSULATOR

200

THIS STAGE ONLY HAS A DOWNDRAFT

WHAT IS THE DISSIPATION STAGE?

200
THIS IS THE PART OF THE LIGHTNING THAT FORMS FIRST

WHAT IS THE STEPPED LEADER?

200

THIS IS THE STAGE WHERE THE FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHES THE GROUND

WHAT IS THE ORGANIZING STAGE?

200

THIS IS HOW TO DRAW A COLD FRONT

WHAT IS A LINE WITH TRIANGLES?

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THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH DEW FORMS

WHAT IS THE DEW POINT?

300

THIS IS THE REASON A THUNDERSTORMS LASTS MORE THAN 30 MINUTES

WHAT IS - IT IS MADE OF MORE THAN ONE CELL?

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THIS IS THE PART OF THE LIGHTNING THAT COMES SECOND

WHAT IS THE RETURN STROKE?

300

THIS IS THE STAGE WHERE THE TORNADO IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE

WHAT IS THE MATURE STAGE?

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THIS IS THE WEATHER EXPECTED WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH

WHAT IS A THUNDERSTORM?

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THE CENTRAL AREA OF A HURRICANE WHERE IT IS CALM

WHAT IS THE EYE

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THESE TWO STAGES OF A THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE RAIN

WHAT IS THE MATURE STAGE AND THE DISSIPATION STAGE?

400

THIS TYPE OF LIGHTNING GOES FROM CLOUD TO CLOUD

WHAT IS SHEET LIGHTNING?

400

THESE ARE WHY A HURRICANE IS MORE DESTRUCTIVE

WHAT IS - IT IS LARGER, LASTS LONGER, AND HAS STORM SURGE?

400

THIS IS HOW TO DRAW AN OCCLUDED FRONT ON A WEATHER MAP

WHAT IS A LINE WITH TRIANGLES AND HALF CIRCLES ON THE SAME SIDE?

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THE TYPE OF CLOUD WHERE LIGHTNING FORMS

WHAT IS A CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD?

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THE REASONS HAIL FORMS DURING THE MATURE STAGE

WHAT IS - BECAUSE THERE ARE BOTH UPDRAFTS AND DOWNDRAFTS TO LIFT THE FROZEN WATER SO THAT IT GROWS INTO HAIL STONES

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THIS IS WHY WE HEAR THUNDER

WHAT IS - AIR IS SUPERHEATED BY THE LIGHTNING AND RUSHES OUT IN WAVES THAT OUR EARS DETECT AS SOUND

500

THIS IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE PART OF A HURRICANE

WHAT IS STORM SURGE?

500

THIS IS HOW TO DRAW A STATIONARY FRONT ON A WEATHER MAP

WHAT IS A LINE WITH HALF CIRCLES AND TRIANGLES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE LINE?