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I'm assuming that this question implies how you can tell this without using advanced equipment. Some people believe that you can count the time between lightening and its associated thunder. If the time difference between the two follows an increasing trend then the storm is moving away from you. However if you just compare two different lightening strikes you cannot judge movement of the storm because lightening can strike up to 10 miles away from the center of the storm. Hope that helps.
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∙ 11y ago- Check if the blooms on dandelions are open if it is spring or summer. These flowers close up if it is going to storm. Pine cones also can be used as predictors of bad weather. If there is a lot of humidity (it is more likely to storm than if it is dry), the pine cone will display more space between the rows of seeds. In other words, the pine cone looks more open if it is humid and more closed if it is dry. If a storm is coming, the leaves on some trees turn upside down.
Consider how the farm animals are behaving as you drive by the pastures along the highway. If it is going to storm, cows will huddle closely together. The closer they are to each other, the worse the weather is likely to be. When they lie very near each other you can expect that it is going to storm. Pigs typically behave restlessly if there is going to be a wind storm. Bees don't come out of their hives on days which are cloudy or if they think it is going to thunder.
- Evaluate the signs in the sky to tell if it is going to storm. If the moon seems to have a halo around it, there may be a rainstorm or a snow storm in the offing. If there is a red sky in the morning, there may be a storm before the end of the day. If the sky darkens suddenly, a storm is very close. If the darkening sky has a greenish tinge, there may be a tornado coming. Accumulating clouds can also tell us if it is going to storm. If you hear a sound like a locomotive, take shelter right away because there is probably a severe storm or tornado very close to where you are.
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∙ 14y agoLook in the sky and see which direction the clouds move.
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What is one clue that tell us the earth is moving?
the seasons. Further away from the sun equals winter.
Is it true that you can use thunder to tell how far away a storm?
You can generally determine how far away you are from the place of origin by counting 1 one-hundred, 2 one hundred, etc until you hear thunder and divide that number by two. That is how many miles away you are.
Why did the creators of eye the storm experience hurricane Katrina?
The creators of eye of the storm experienced Hurricane Katrina in order to tell the story accurately
Why is the theory false that counting the seconds between lightning and thunder will tell you how far away the storm is?
It is not false, but it may be inaccurate, because -- lightning can come from different parts of the storm, and hit miles away -- if multiple flashes occur, the sound cannot be assigned to one bolt -- the storm is high in the air, so part of the distance measured may be altitude All the counting seconds measures is the distance between you and the closest point on the lightning's path (every 5 seconds is about a mile, every 3 seconds is about a kilometer). But sometimes warm air will refract sound away from you.
What do weather maps show?
Weather maps show changes in wind directions, cloud and storm formations. Meteorologists can tell when a hurricane is forming or when a rain storm is coming by using this map.
What does the blue shift mean in regard to stars and galaxies?
Light is a spectrum. On one end it is red and the other blue. We see light in this spectrum as waves and if it is blue, the object is coming toward us. If the waves are red than it is moving away. The frequency of these waves tell us how fast and object is moving toward or away from us.
How do you tell how far away a storm is?
To tell how far away a storm is note the seconds between the appearance of lightning and the sound of thunder. Every second between lightning and thunder represents one mile.
When should you tell your best friend you're moving away?
you should tell them when you find out
How do you tell someone you love them and there moving away?
You just tell them there's no other way to do it but tell them how you feel!!!!!!!!!!!
Would a light source moving away from Earth appear blue shifted or red shifted?
A red shift indicates an object that is moving away from the observer, and a blue shift indicates an object that is moving toward the observer. Both of these are called Doppler shifts.
Why are red shift and blue shift effects useful in the study of the universe?
Red shift means that other objects in the universe are moving away and blue shift means they are moving toward you. This helps to tell where these objects came from, and this knowledge helps predict where they are going to.
How do light waves appear to an observer as the light source moves towards the observer?
If we measure the spectrum of the light, we can determine whether the light is moving toward us or away from us. Sunlight looks white, but is actually made up of thousands of individual colors, and the amount of each color depends on what the star is made of. In the far future, spacemen will be able to detect which star is which, by measuring the spectrum of the light. By measuring the pattern of the spectrum, and the exact frequency of the light waves, we can determine whether the light source is moving toward us or away from us. (Actually, that isn't exactly true; we couldn't tell if it was moving toward us, or WE were moving toward IT. But we will know what we're getting closer together.) There is one other "Gotcha!" about this. If the spectrum indicates that the light source is moving away from us, it is possible that the light source is very near a black hole. Gravity affects light just like it affects mass, and sometimes it is difficult to tell whether the light source is moving away, or if gravity is pulling the light away. Usually, we will be able to determine which is happening from other measurements.
The girl you are crushing is moving away what do you so?
Tell her. What bad could really happen? After all she's moving.
What do you do if your best friend moves away and you don't know what to do?
email her, talk to her on the phone and tell how you feel about her moving away
What would you say to your friend if her crush was moving away?
tell her that she needs to tell the crush how she feels about him. and be there for her if she doesnt tell him. that's just my opinion
If a thunder clap is heard 4 seconds after the flash of lightnening is seen how far away is the centre of the storm?
It does not say anything about where the center of the storm is. However, it does tell you that the bolt of lightning was a little less than a mile away.
How can you tell that some galaxies are far away and moving rapidly towards us?
You can tell by the blueshift in the spectrum; the only reasonable explanation for this blueshift is the Doppler effect. - Please note that most galaxies are moving away from us, not towards us.
