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Storms. By Allyson Mykytiuk. Overview. Through this presentation, you will learn about a few different kinds of storms that can happen in the world. Tornados. Some quick information.
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Storms By Allyson Mykytiuk
Overview • Through this presentation, you will learn about a few different kinds of storms that can happen in the world.
Some quick information • A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, a cumulus cloud base and the surface of the earth. • Tornadoes come in many sizes but are usually seen in the form of a condensation funnel. • Most tornadoes travel in the speed of 110 mph or less and are usually 250 feet across. • They travel only a few miles before dissipating.
Assessment Time! • Fill in the blank: A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a _________ cloud or, in rare cases, a _______ cloud base and the surface of the earth. a. cumulonimbus, circular b. cumulonimbus, cumulus
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Some quick information • A hurricane is also known as a tropical cyclone. • It is a storm system that is characterized by a low pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain. • This flooding rain can affect land up to about 40 kilometers from the body of water in which it formed over. • Many tropical cyclones develop when the atmospheric conditions around a weak disturbance in the atmosphere are favorable.
Some quick information • 333 kilometers to 666 kilometers are about the average size of a hurricane.
Assessment Time! • Flood rain can affect land up to how many kilometers away from the body of water in which the hurricane formed from? a. 25 b. 40
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Conclusion • I hope that you learned a little bit about two of the more well known storm types. For more information go to the following websites: • Hurricanes http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ http://www.weatherwizkids.com/hurricane1.htm http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/ Tornadoes http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornadoguide.html http://www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/