click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Storms Vocabulary
Tornadoes, Hurricanes, & Thunderstorms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lightning | a powerful discharge between a cumulonimbus cloud and the ground |
| Tornado | a rapidly spinning vertical column of air |
| Updraft | a strong rising air current within a storm |
| Eye | the calm center of a hurricane |
| Eye Wall | where the most violent winds of a hurricane occur |
| Storm Surge | the cause of most hurricane related deaths |
| Storm Surge | a budge of water associated with a hurricane that causes floodin |
| Warm Water | the source of a hurricane’s strength |
| Land or Cold Water | the two things that cause a hurricane to lose strength |
| Counter Clockwise | the direction hurricanes spin in the northern hemisphere |
| Cumulonimbus | the type of cloud that causes thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail |