physical science

- form by a single cumulnimbus cloud

- cumulus stage

-mature stage

-dissipating stage

- development 12000 m towers of clouds

-warm air rises in surges

-clouds support precipitation and hail as well

-accumulated precipitation

-gusty winds, lightning, hail

-heavy precipitation

-cooling effect marks the end of the thunderstorm activity

rotating column of air

• --air rushes into tornado
• -winds approach 300 miles per hour

-severe thunderstorms producing fronts

-hurricanes

- huge thunderstorms called super cells

- cold dry air mixes with warm, moist air in central region.

- carries weather patterns by large masses of air

cP and mT

cP: continental polar

mT: maritime tropical, brings precipitation to eatern part of US