Earth Science - 11.2 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

unusually large storm, producing severe thunderstorms and featuring rotating winds

Flashing of light produced by the release of charges in the atmosphere

Scale used to rate tornado intensity

flashing of light produced by release of charges in the atmosphere

What are thunderstorms?

midwestern region of the United States where many tornadoes happen

What state has the most tornadoes?

scale used to rate tornado intensity

Midwestern region of the United States where many tornadoes happen

What does a cumulonimbus cloud look like?

dense anvil shaped clouds, also known as thunderheads

Anvil shaped cloud

a row of severe thunderstorms

small, intense weather systems that bring strong winds, heavy precipitation thunder and lightning

sound resulting from rapid expansion of superheated air that lightning travels through

frozen water drops that can happen during tornadoes

rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a cumulonimbus cloud and touches the ground

Which storm is a row of severe thunderstorms