Question 1

The greatest frequency of hailstorms in the United States is

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A) over the western Great Plains. 
B) along the Gulf Coast. 
C) ​along the east coast 
D) ​in the Rocky Mountain region. 
E) ​along the west coast. 
A) over the western Great Plains. 
B) along the Gulf Coast. 
C) ​along the east coast 
D) ​in the Rocky Mountain region. 
E) ​along the west coast.

Question 2

Thunderstorms that produce tornadoes​

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A) have very little cloud-to-ground lightning. 
B) have updraft velocities that exceed 100 miles per hour. 
C) ​have rotating updrafts. 
D) ​will not produce hail. 
E) ​do not exist. 
A) have very little cloud-to-ground lightning. 
B) have updraft velocities that exceed 100 miles per hour. 
C) ​have rotating updrafts. 
D) ​will not produce hail. 
E) ​do not exist.

Question 3

Supercell thunderstorms are different from ordinary thunderstorms in that supercell thunderstorms​

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A) contain thunder and lightning. 
B) have an anvil. 
C) ​contain hail. 
D) ​have a strong updraft and downdraft. 
E) ​have a tilted updraft in the mature stage. 
A) contain thunder and lightning. 
B) have an anvil. 
C) ​contain hail. 
D) ​have a strong updraft and downdraft. 
E) ​have a tilted updraft in the mature stage.

Question 4

The upper part of a thunderstorm cloud is normally ____ charged,and the middle and lower parts are ____.​

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A) negatively;neutral 
B) negatively;positive 
C) ​positively;positive 
D) ​positively;negative 
E) ​positively;neutral 
A) negatively;neutral 
B) negatively;positive 
C) ​positively;positive 
D) ​positively;negative 
E) ​positively;neutral

Question 5

Lightning can shoot from the top of thunderstorms into the upper atmosphere.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What atmospheric conditions are necessary for a multicell thunderstorm to form?​

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The cold downdraft of mature and dissipa

Question 7

Thunderstorms may form along or just east of a boundary called a(n)____________________,which represents a narrow zone where there is a sharp horizontal change in moisture.

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The answer of Thunderstorms may form along or just east...

Question 8

Many flash floods,including the one that occurred in Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon,are the result of thunderstorms that​

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A) contain no lightning. 
B) form in a dry air mass. 
C) ​move slowly. 
D) ​have weak or non-existent downdrafts. 
E) ​lack the dissipating stage. 
A) contain no lightning. 
B) form in a dry air mass. 
C) ​move slowly. 
D) ​have weak or non-existent downdrafts. 
E) ​lack the dissipating stage.

Question 9

Explain why ordinary cell thunderstorms tend to dissipate much sooner than multicell storms.​

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Unlike the ordinary thunderstorm which w

Question 10

List and discuss some of the atmospheric conditions that are needed for a thunderstorm to develop.​

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Answers may vary.One possible Answer is

Question 11

Thunder will not occur​

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A) without lightning. 
B) in wintertime thunderstorms. 
C) ​in thunderstorms over the ocean. 
D) ​when a thunderstorm is producing precipitation. 
E) ​in thunderstorms without precipitation. 
A) without lightning. 
B) in wintertime thunderstorms. 
C) ​in thunderstorms over the ocean. 
D) ​when a thunderstorm is producing precipitation. 
E) ​in thunderstorms without precipitation.

Question 12

Squall-line thunderstorms often form ahead of advancing cold fronts but seldom behind them.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In some thunderstorms,lightning is seen but thunder does not get produced by the lightning.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How can you determine how far away a lightning stroke is?​

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Light travels so fast that you see light

Question 15

Distant lightning that is so far away you cannot hear the thunder is called​

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A) sheet lightning. 
B) heat lightning. 
C) ​false lightning. 
D) ​St.Elmo's fire. 
E) ​auroral lightning. 
A) sheet lightning. 
B) heat lightning. 
C) ​false lightning. 
D) ​St.Elmo's fire. 
E) ​auroral lightning.

Question 16

Thunderstorms are a common phenomenon in areas dominated by subtropical highs.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The downdraft in an ordinary thunderstorm is created mainly by​

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A) the melting of snow in the anvil. 
B) electrical attraction between the cloud and ground. 
C) ​the release of latent heat as water in the cloud freezes. 
D) ​evaporating raindrops that make the air cold and heavy. 
E) ​upper level wind motions. 
A) the melting of snow in the anvil. 
B) electrical attraction between the cloud and ground. 
C) ​the release of latent heat as water in the cloud freezes. 
D) ​evaporating raindrops that make the air cold and heavy. 
E) ​upper level wind motions.

Question 18

Thunderstorms are ____________________ storms that form with rising air.​

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The answer of Thunderstorms are ____________________ storms that form with...

Question 19

Floods that develop rapidly with little or no advance warning are called ____ floods.​

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A) rapid 
B) sudden 
C) ​storm 
D) ​thunderstorm 
E) ​flash 
A) rapid 
B) sudden 
C) ​storm 
D) ​thunderstorm 
E) ​flash

Question 20

About ____ percent of all cloud-to-ground lightning is negative.

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A) 90 
B) 70 
C) ​50 
D) ​30 
E) ​10 
A) 90 
B) 70 
C) ​50 
D) ​30 
E) ​10

The greatest frequency of hailstorms in the United States is

Thunderstorms that produce tornadoes

Supercell thunderstorms are different from ordinary thunderstorms in that supercell thunderstorms

The upper part of a thunderstorm cloud is normally charged,and the middle and lower parts are .

Lightning can shoot from the top of thunderstorms into the upper atmosphere.

What atmospheric conditions are necessary for a multicell thunderstorm to form?

Thunderstorms may form along or just east of a boundary called a(n)____________________,which represents a narrow zone where there is a sharp horizontal change in moisture.

Many flash floods,including the one that occurred in Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon,are the result of thunderstorms that

Explain why ordinary cell thunderstorms tend to dissipate much sooner than multicell storms.

List and discuss some of the atmospheric conditions that are needed for a thunderstorm to develop.

Thunder will not occur

Squall-line thunderstorms often form ahead of advancing cold fronts but seldom behind them.

In some thunderstorms,lightning is seen but thunder does not get produced by the lightning.

How can you determine how far away a lightning stroke is?

Distant lightning that is so far away you cannot hear the thunder is called

Thunderstorms are a common phenomenon in areas dominated by subtropical highs.

The downdraft in an ordinary thunderstorm is created mainly by

Thunderstorms are ____________________ storms that form with rising air.

Floods that develop rapidly with little or no advance warning are called ____ floods.

About ____ percent of all cloud-to-ground lightning is negative.

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Exam 14: Thunderstorms

The greatest frequency of hailstorms in the United States is

Thunderstorms that produce tornadoes​

Supercell thunderstorms are different from ordinary thunderstorms in that supercell thunderstorms​

The upper part of a thunderstorm cloud is normally ____ charged,and the middle and lower parts are ____.​

Lightning can shoot from the top of thunderstorms into the upper atmosphere.​

What atmospheric conditions are necessary for a multicell thunderstorm to form?​

Thunderstorms may form along or just east of a boundary called a(n)____________________,which represents a narrow zone where there is a sharp horizontal change in moisture.

Many flash floods,including the one that occurred in Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon,are the result of thunderstorms that​

Explain why ordinary cell thunderstorms tend to dissipate much sooner than multicell storms.​

List and discuss some of the atmospheric conditions that are needed for a thunderstorm to develop.​

Thunder will not occur​

Squall-line thunderstorms often form ahead of advancing cold fronts but seldom behind them.​

In some thunderstorms,lightning is seen but thunder does not get produced by the lightning.​

How can you determine how far away a lightning stroke is?​

Distant lightning that is so far away you cannot hear the thunder is called​

Thunderstorms are a common phenomenon in areas dominated by subtropical highs.​

The downdraft in an ordinary thunderstorm is created mainly by​

Thunderstorms are ____________________ storms that form with rising air.​

Floods that develop rapidly with little or no advance warning are called ____ floods.​

About ____ percent of all cloud-to-ground lightning is negative.

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Wind Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

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Thunderstorms that produce tornadoes

Supercell thunderstorms are different from ordinary thunderstorms in that supercell thunderstorms

The upper part of a thunderstorm cloud is normally charged,and the middle and lower parts are .

Lightning can shoot from the top of thunderstorms into the upper atmosphere.

What atmospheric conditions are necessary for a multicell thunderstorm to form?

Many flash floods,including the one that occurred in Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon,are the result of thunderstorms that

Explain why ordinary cell thunderstorms tend to dissipate much sooner than multicell storms.

List and discuss some of the atmospheric conditions that are needed for a thunderstorm to develop.

Thunder will not occur

Squall-line thunderstorms often form ahead of advancing cold fronts but seldom behind them.

In some thunderstorms,lightning is seen but thunder does not get produced by the lightning.

How can you determine how far away a lightning stroke is?

Distant lightning that is so far away you cannot hear the thunder is called

Thunderstorms are a common phenomenon in areas dominated by subtropical highs.

The downdraft in an ordinary thunderstorm is created mainly by

Thunderstorms are ____________________ storms that form with rising air.

Floods that develop rapidly with little or no advance warning are called ____ floods.