severe weather

Question 1

radar

Answer 1

device that transmits radio waves in the form of a beam

Question 2

watch

Answer 2

tornado not formed

Question 3

warning

Answer 3

tornado formed

Question 4

which state has the most thunderstorms and why

Answer 4

florida because of their humidity

Question 5

air mass thunderstorms

Answer 5

warm, moist air mass, occur in spring and summer, last an hour, single widely scattered

Question 6

frontal thunderstorm

Answer 6

occur in lines along a frontal surface, strong, lasts several hours, heavy rain and flooding

Question 7

lightning

Answer 7

abrupt high current electric charge that occurs in the atmosphere

Question 8

thunderstorms

Answer 8

cumulonimbus, heavy rainfall,occasional hail

Question 9

what do all thunderstorms require

Answer 9

warm moist air, instability(low pressure) warm surface temp,

Question 10

when do most thunderstorms occur

Answer 10

afternoon, evening

Question 11

development of thunderstorms

Answer 11

cumulus, mature, dissipatin

Question 12

cloud to cloud lightning

Answer 12

75-90% of light occurs in cloud to cloud

Question 13

cloud to ground

Answer 13

10-25% of light occurs in cloud to ground

Question 14

lightning bolt temp

Answer 14

54,000 degrees

Question 15

how fast does lightning travel

Answer 15

60,000 mi per sec

Question 16

how many thunderstorms at any given time

Answer 16

1,500-2,000

Question 17

how much lightning per sec

Answer 17

100-125

Question 18

supercells

Answer 18

huge, single cell thunderstorm with strong updrafts, tornado is violent, whirling column of air in contact with ground

Question 19

fujita tornado intensity scale

Answer 19

classifies tornado by wind speed, duration, and path of destruction

Question 20

hurricane wind speed

Answer 20

74 mi per hour

Question 21

what temp do hurricanes form

Answer 21

5-20 degrees

Question 22

what is the strongest part of the hurricane

Answer 22

eye wall

Question 23

the eye is

Answer 23

calm

Question 24

more defined eye

Answer 24

stronger hurricane

Question 25

hurricanes have what pressure

Answer 25

low

Question 26

tropical depression

Answer 26

winds up to 38 mph

Question 27

tropical storm

Answer 27

winds up to 38-74 mph

Question 28

when is hurricane given a name

Answer 28

at the tropical storm phase

Question 29

how does a hurricane lose intensity

Answer 29

jet streams, cooler ocean, when it hits land

Question 30

saffir-simpson scale

Answer 30

scale used to rate intensity of hurricane

Question 31

storm surge

Answer 31

a rapid rise of the water level along coast as hurricane or tropical storm

Question 32

where does a storm surge occur

Answer 32

northern side of the storm

Question 33

blizzards

Answer 33

wind greater than 56 km per hr, temp -7 C, visibilty, .25 mi or less

Question 34

why is the blizzards visibility so low

Answer 34

because of falling or blowing snow

Question 35

how do meteorologists interpret weather info

Answer 35

satellites, commercial aircraft, weather ballons

Question 36

hurricane phases

Answer 36

tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane

Question 37

tornado

Answer 37

360-500 km per hr, funnel less than 500 m across always comes with a thunderstorm, speed of 40-65 km per hr

Question 38

tornado over water

Answer 38

water spout

Question 39

the wider the tornado

Answer 39

the more destructive the tornado