GEO_Vocab_GP4_Severe Weather

Question 1

tornado

Answer 1

a small rotating column of air that has high wind speeds and low central pressure that touches the ground

Question 1

large electrical discharge between two oppositely charged surfaces

Answer 1

lightning

Question 2

severe weather

Answer 2

weather which causes property damage or harm to people.

Question 3

thunder

Answer 3

sound waves caused when lightning strikes releasing energy which causes air to expand rapidly moving faster that the speed of sound

Question 5

thunderstorms

Answer 5

localized intense wather systems that produce thunder, lightning, strong winds and rains. Occur when warm moist air rises quickly, frequently along cold fronts, and creates cumulonimbus clouds.

Question 6

lightning

Answer 6

large electrical discharge between two oppositely charged surfaces

Question 7

localized intense wather systems that produce thunder, lightning, strong winds and rains. Occur when warm moist air rises quickly, frequently along cold fronts, and creates cumulonimbus clouds.

Answer 7

thunderstorms

Question 8

tropical cyclone

Answer 8

a large rotating tropical weather system with wind speeds of at least 119 km/hr.

Question 9

a large rotating tropical weather system with wind speeds of at least 119 km/hr.

Answer 9

tropical cyclone

Question 10

weather which causes property damage or harm to people.

Answer 10

severe weather

Question 11

a small rotating column of air that has high wind speeds and low central pressure that touches the ground

Answer 11

tornado

Question 12

sound waves caused when lightning strikes releasing energy which causes air to expand rapidly moving faster that the speed of sound

Answer 12

thunder