This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: What are the basic requirements for the formation of a thunderstorm? What will be an ideal ... (Read 14 times)

humphriesbr@me.com

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 550
What are the basic requirements for the formation of a thunderstorm?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Summarize the stages in the development of a thunderstorm.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

zhanghao

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 316
Answer to Question 1

Thunderstorms form when warm, humid air rises in an unstable environment. Various mechanisms can trigger the upward air movement needed to create thunderstorm-producing cumulonimbus clouds.

Answer to Question 2

There are three stages in a thunderstorm's life: the cumulus stage, the mature stage, and the dissipating stage. The cumulus stage is the development stage, where there is only an updraft and no precipitation. As the storm develops, precipitation is produced in the upper parts of the cloud. Eventually, the rising air can no longer keep the growing droplets suspended in the cloud, and they begin to fall. As drier air from around the cloud is drawn in, this starts the downdraft and the mature stage. The mature stage is the height of the storm's intensity. During this stage, there is an updraft and a downdraft, precipitation, and severe weather. The top of the cloud has reached the stable region of the atmosphere and begins to take on an anvil shape. Eventually, the dissipating stage is reached, which is dominated by the downdraft. As the downdraft strengthens, it cuts off the updraft and stops the inflow of moist air. Deprived of humid air, the storm rains itself out.




humphriesbr@me.com

  • Member
  • Posts: 550
Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Gracias!


tkempin

  • Member
  • Posts: 332
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

Did you know?

Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.

Did you know?

The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.

Did you know?

Famous people who died from poisoning or drug overdose include, Adolf Hitler, Socrates, Juan Ponce de Leon, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and John Belushi.

Did you know?

Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.

Did you know?

Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library