Match the Items in the First Column with the Correct

question 36

Short Answer

Match the items in the first column with the correct descriptions in the second column.
A)a scale for ranking how powerful a tornado is
B)an alert that a tornado has been spotted in an area
C)violent windstorms that take the form of a rotating column of air called a vortex that extends downward from a cumulonimbus cloud. Maximum winds can approach 480 kilometers (300 miles)per hour.
D)an alert that conditions in an area may be favorable to the development of tornados
E)a situation where dense cold air actively advances into a region occupied by warmer air
F)tropical cyclones with wind speeds in excess of 119 kilometers (74 miles)per hour. They are fueled by the latent heat that is liberated when huge quantities of water vapor condense.
G)a situation where warmer air actively advances into a region occupied by dense cold air
H)a scale for ranking how powerful a hurricane is
-1)cold front
2)warm front
3)Enhanced Fujita intensity scale
4)Saffir-Simpson scale
5)tornado watch
6)tornado warning
7)tornado
8)hurricane

• A)a scale for ranking how powerful a tornado is
• B)an alert that a tornado has been spotted in an area
• C)violent windstorms that take the form of a rotating column of air called a vortex that extends downward from a cumulonimbus cloud. Maximum winds can approach 480 kilometers (300 miles)per hour.
• D)an alert that conditions in an area may be favorable to the development of tornados
• E)a situation where dense cold air actively advances into a region occupied by warmer air
• F)tropical cyclones with wind speeds in excess of 119 kilometers (74 miles)per hour. They are fueled by the latent heat that is liberated when huge quantities of water vapor condense.
• G)a situation where warmer air actively advances into a region occupied by dense cold air
• H)a scale for ranking how powerful a hurricane is
• -1)cold front
• 2)warm front
• 3)Enhanced Fujita intensity scale
• 4)Saffir-Simpson scale
• 5)tornado watch
• 6)tornado warning
• 7)tornado
• 8)hurricane

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