Factors Influencing Weather

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What creates thunderstorms?

  • Quick rise of warm, wet air (correct)
  • Rapid movement of cold, dry air
  • Stillness in the atmosphere
  • Slow descent of warm, wet air

What is the role of the updraft in a thunderstorm?

  • Compacting water droplets to form hail
  • Creating a large, vertical cloud (correct)
  • Blocking the formation of rain
  • Pushing raindrops back up into the cloud

What marks the beginning of a downdraft in a thunderstorm?

  • Heavier water droplets reaching the ground as rain (correct)
  • Formation of hail
  • Development of a low-pressure center
  • Falling of small water droplets

What weather event occurs when the air inside a thunderstorm cloud begins to spin?

<p>Tornadoes over land (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes hurricanes?

<p>High-pressure centers with low-pressure exteriors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a thunderstorm, what condition would prevent the formation of a downdraft?

<p>Presence of a strong updraft (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cause that stops dangerous storms like tornadoes and hurricanes?

<p>Development of opposing winds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when larger water droplets form in a thunderstorm?

<p>&quot;Friends&quot; in the cloud become heavier and sink to the ground (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What leads to the creation of tornadoes?

<p>&quot;Friends&quot; within the cloud cause spinning air leading to tornadoes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do hurricanes primarily occur over water?

<p>The combination of low-pressure centers and high-pressure exteriors over water bodies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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