Climate, Weather and Vegetation 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 formed from cumulonimbus clouds and convectional precipitation | thunderstorms |
| how does lightning occur | positive charge makes contact with negative charge |
| rotating column of air, funneled shape, from cumulonimbus clouds | tornado |
| tornados usually occur in the | SW corner and move toward the NE |
| what is the average size of a tornado | 150 yards in diameter |
| what are the wind speeds in tornados | 300-500mph |
| measures the intensity of a tornado | fujita scale |
| central portion of US that tornados commonly occur | tornado ally |
| nature's most violent storm, sustained winds up to 74mph or greater | hurricane |
| what is the first step of a hurricane that commonly has thunderstorms | tropical wave with weak, low air pressure |
| what is the second step of a hurricane where it becomes organized and intense | tropical disturbance |
| what is the third step of a hurricane that winds become 39-73mph and heavy rain occurs | tropical storm |
| most violent storm in atlantic | hurricane |
| most violent storm in pacific | typhoon |
| most violent storm in indian | cyclone |
| center part of hurricane | eye |
| area of intense rain in hurricanes | spiral bonds |
| a dome of water pushed on shore by winds associated with a hurricane | storm surge |
| scale used to measure the intensity of a hurricane | safir simpson |
| how many letters are there for naming hurricanes | 21 (a-w, except q and u) |
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