Thunderstorm Dissipation and Hail Formation Quiz

Because the initial Lifting Action stops

Because the Unstable Lapse Rate no longer exists

Because the airmass isn't humid enough to support continued growth

Because the precipitation-induced Downdrafts cut off the Updrafts (correct)

Lightning causes the hail stones to combine through electromagnetic forces

Cyclonic action forces the hail stones to combine through centrifugal force

Strong updrafts keep the hail suspended in the storm while it continues to grow through collision and coalescence

Strong downdrafts in the storm accelerate the speed of the hail towards the Earth, allowing the hail to grow through collision and coalescence (correct)

When the Storm consists entirely of Updrafts

When precipitation contacts the Earth's Surface (correct)

When Lightning begins

When Thunder begins

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