Thunderstorm Questions

When does a Thunderstorm switch from a cumulus stage to a mature stage (what is happening)?

• When the updrafts are strong enough to support the development of precipitation

• When the downdrafts begin to dominate the storm

• When the storm dissipates and loses energy

• When the temperature drops significantly

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What problem does the terminal velocity of rain have in a thundercloud?

• It causes rain to fall too quickly, leading to heavy downpours.

• It prevents rain from falling because it is slower than the updrafts

• It leads to the formation of hail instead of rain.

• It causes rain to evaporate before reaching the ground.

What 2 ways does the air cool in the upper levels of a cumulus cloud?

• By radiation and conduction

• By evaporation and contact

• By adiabatic expansion and mixing with cooler air

• By convection and precipitation

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What happens to the air as it is cooled?

• It expands

• It contracts

• It remains the same

• It becomes lighter

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When the downdraft hits the ground, what happens to it?

• It dissipates.

• It spreads out horizontally.

• It intensifies.

• It rises back up.

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What causes a thunderstorm to “die”?

• downdrafts cut off updrafts

• Increase in wind speed

• Decrease in temperature

• all the moisture is lost

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How long do thunderstorms last?

• Less than 30 minutes

• 30 minutes to 1 hour

• 1 to 2 hours

• More than 2 hours

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What happens to most of the moisture in a thunderstorm?

• It evaporates into the atmosphere

• It falls as precipitation

• It forms clouds

• It dissipates without effect

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What happens to the upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud in the dissipating stage?

• It forms an cirrostratus clouds

• It becomes darker.

• it begins to spin

• It disappears completely.

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Dew Point is the

• temperature air cools down to reach condensation (or turn into a liquid)
• temperature where ice melts to liquid water
• temperature where ice turns directly into water vapor
• time of day when dew on the ground disappears

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