MET 100 EXAM 3 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Thunderstorms that contain a number of cells, each in a different stage of development, are called
_____ thunderstorms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅multicell
_____ is a luminous sphere, often about the size of a football, which appears to float in the air or slowly
dart about for several seconds. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ball lightning
Cloud-to-ground lightning is located by means of an instrument called a lightning direction-finder, which
works by detecting the _____ produced by lightning. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅radio wave
The _____ stage of a thunderstorm occurs when the updrafts weaken as the gust front moves away
from the storm and no longer enhances the updrafts. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅dissipating
The first stage in the cycle of development of a thunderstorm is known as the _____ stage, or growth
stage. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cumulus
If you see lightning and hear the thunder 15 seconds later, the lightning stroke (and the thunderstorm) is
about ___ mile(s) away. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅3
Scattered thunderstorms that typically form on warm, humid days are often referred to as _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ordinary cell thunderstorms
Instead of a lightning stroke, _____ can appear as a luminous greenish or bluish halo above antennas
and the masts of ships as a continuous supply of sparks. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅st. elmos fire
Thunder is caused by _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the expansion of air caused by lightning
When the cold downdraft reaches Earth's surface, it pushes outward in all directions, producing a strong
_____ that represents the leading edge of the cold outflowing air. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gust
front
Thunderstorms that contain a number of cells, each in a different stage of development, are called
_____ thunderstorms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅multicell
_____ is a luminous sphere, often about the size of a football, which appears to float in the air or slowly
dart about for several seconds. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ball lightning
Cloud-to-ground lightning is located by means of an instrument called a lightning direction-finder, which
works by detecting the _____ produced by lightning. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅radio wave
The _____ stage of a thunderstorm occurs when the updrafts weaken as the gust front moves away
from the storm and no longer enhances the updrafts. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅dissipating
The first stage in the cycle of development of a thunderstorm is known as the _____ stage, or growth
stage. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cumulus
If you see lightning and hear the thunder 15 seconds later, the lightning stroke (and the thunderstorm) is
about ___ mile(s) away. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅3
Scattered thunderstorms that typically form on warm, humid days are often referred to as _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ordinary cell thunderstorms
Instead of a lightning stroke, _____ can appear as a luminous greenish or bluish halo above antennas
and the masts of ships as a continuous supply of sparks. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅st. elmos fire
Thunder is caused by _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the expansion of air caused by lightning
When the cold downdraft reaches Earth's surface, it pushes outward in all directions, producing a strong
_____ that represents the leading edge of the cold outflowing air. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gust
front
