Thunderstorm Basics

What ingredients are needed for a thunderstorm to form?

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The 3 stages of thunderstorms: ​
1. (a)   , where clouds are building
2.​ (b)   , where warm water is lifted up, and cold water is pushed down.
3.​ (c)   , where the storm weakens because there is not a lot of water left

• Cumulus Stage
• Mature Stage
• Dissipating Stage

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Match the stage with its precipitation level.

• Light precipitation

• Mature Stage

• Strongest Precipitation

• Cumulus Stage

• No precipitation

• Dissipating Stage

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Which stage of a thunderstorm would produce our dust storms, which create pile-up accidents on our roads?

• Cumulus

• Mature

• Dissipating

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Which would produce the strongest thunderstorms and set up severe storms (such as tornadoes)?
Select all that apply.

• cP and mT colliding

• cP and cT colliding

• Cold fronts (where warm air slips over cold air)

• High pressure

• Low Pressure

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