Storms Flashcards
(9 cards)
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.
