Storms Flashcards
What is weather?
Weather is made of temperature, precipitation, and humidity. It is weather there will be clouds, rain, sunny, or hot.
What is lightning?
Lightning is a shock of energy created by energy inside certian clouds
What is thunder?
Thunder is a sound wave caused by lighting cutting air.
What is precipitation?
Precipitation is a stage in the water cycle where the water stored in clouds form rain.
What is a thunderstorm?
A thunderstorm is a type of weather made up of rain, clouds, lighning, and thunder.
What is a cloud?
A cloud is made of the condensation of evaporated water.
What is a cumulus cloud?
A cumulus cloud is a cloud carrying increasing amounts of energy, that eventually forms a cumulonimbus cloud.
What is hail?
Hail is frozen, heavy rain that forms balls of ice.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
A cumulonimbus cloud causes thunderstorms, and is formed by a cumulus cloud.
