Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
lightning
|
A discharge of energy from a cumulonimbus cloud that causes the nearby air to heat up
|
|
Thunder
|
The sound made by lightning
|
|
Supercell
|
A storm system
|
|
Tornado
|
A swirling vortex of dust and rain
|
|
EF Scale
|
The scale by which earthquakes are measured.
|
|
tornado alley
|
The area in the U.S. at which tornadoes are most common.
|
|
dry line
|
An abrupt change in humidity at a certain point.
|
|
Typhoon
|
a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E.
|
|
cyclone
|
a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.
|
|
Hurricane
|
a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
|
|
Coriolis Effect
|
an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (theCoriolis force) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation.
|
|
Saffir-Simpson Scale
|
A scale used to measure hurricane power
|