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Sonic booms are produced when an aircraft exceeds the speed of light at the altitude at which it is ... Started by CBme	1 Replies 62 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by mohan
Lightning can shoot from the top of thunderstorms into the upper atmosphere. a. True b. ... Started by anjilletteb	1 Replies 56 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by stallen
Scientists understand with certainty how clouds are electrified. a. True b. ... Started by Charlie	3 Replies 52 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by macagnavarro
Positive lightning has the potential to cause more damage because it generates a much higher current ... Started by Marty	1 Replies 67 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by juicepod
The initial stage of an ordinary thunderstorm is the a. mature stage. b. dissipating stage. c. ... Started by WWatsford	1 Replies 85 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by brbarasa
An ordinary thunderstorm a. does not produce lightning or thunder. b. has a tilted updraft and ... Started by Lobcity	1 Replies 101 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by jgranad15
An ordinary thunderstorm is most intense during the ____ stage. a. mature b. multicell c. ... Started by fnuegbu	1 Replies 80 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by mceravolo
Supercell thunderstorms are different from ordinary thunderstorms in that supercell thunderstorms ... Started by Engineer	1 Replies 90 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by Ptupou85
The downdraft in an ordinary thunderstorm is created mainly by a. the melting of snow in the ... Started by Zoey63294	1 Replies 65 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by cassie_ragen
A small thunderstorm cloud with virga falling out of its base and blowing dust at the ground could ... Started by 09madisonrousseau09	1 Replies 272 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by djpooyouma
During the summer, what conditions prevail near the surface over the Great Plains that help a ... Started by folubunmi	3 Replies 67 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by scikid
Many flash floods, including the one that occurred in Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon, are the result ... Started by fbq8i	1 Replies 56 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by nekcihc358
Distant lightning that is so far away you cannot hear the thunder is called a. sheet lightning. ... Started by fasfsadfdsfa	1 Replies 123 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by sarahccccc
The upper part of a thunderstorm cloud is normally ____ charged, and the middle and lower parts are ... Started by haleyc112	1 Replies 68 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by s.meritte
A cloud-to-ground lightning discharge will sometimes appear to flicker. This is because a. you are ... Started by waynest	1 Replies 108 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by shailee
If you see a lightning stroke and then, 15 seconds later, hear the thunder, the lightning is about ... Started by SO00	1 Replies 113 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by juwms
When caught in a thunderstorm in an open field, the best thing to do is to a. run for cover under ... Started by rayancarla1	1 Replies 77 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by Kjones0604
In what region in the United States do dryline thunderstorms most frequently form? a. Washington, ... Started by cartlidgeashley	1 Replies 59 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by smrerig
Supercell thunderstorms differ from ordinary cell (air mass) thunderstorms because a. the updraft ... Started by kaid0807	3 Replies 124 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by katieost
In the United States, winter thunderstorms often occur ____ when cold air aloft moves over the ... Started by gbarreiro	1 Replies 84 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by milbourne11
Clouds, which appear to slowly spin about a horizontal axis, are called ____ clouds. a. shelf b. ... Started by abern	1 Replies 129 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by lcapri7
One of the most common times to experience a thunderstorm in parts of Iowa and Missouri is between ... Started by shenderson6	1 Replies 50 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by raili21
The majority of lightning strikes occur within the cloud, while only about ____ percent or so occur ... Started by ssal	1 Replies 91 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by kristenb95
For ____ to occur, separate regions containing opposite electrical charges must exist within a ... Started by go.lag	1 Replies 42 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by leeeep
Typically, a lightning flash will have ____ leaders, each followed by a return stroke. a. one or ... Started by asan beg	1 Replies 46 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by nhea