Question

Number it 1,2,3 the stages in the development of a thunderstorm in the order in which they occur
______ 14. Equal amounts of updrafts and downwards from convection cells.

________ 15. Warm, moist air rises quickly, and the moisture condenses into a visible cloud. Then updrafts form.

________16. Falling precipitation cools the air around it, forming downdrafts.

_______ 17. Precipitation begins to fall.

________ 18. The updrafts cease and precipitation stops

________ 19. The updrafts slow as downdrafts decrease the supply of warm, moist surface air.

Answer 1

The correct order for the stages in the development of a thunderstorm is:

1. ________ 15. Warm, moist air rises quickly, and the moisture condenses into a visible cloud. Then updrafts form.

2. ________ 19. The updrafts slow as downdrafts decrease the supply of warm, moist surface air.

3. ________ 14. Equal amounts of updrafts and downwards from convection cells.

4. ________ 17. Precipitation begins to fall.

5. ________ 16. Falling precipitation cools the air around it, forming downdrafts.

6. ________ 18. The updrafts cease and precipitation stops.