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The shadow of a cloud on the ground is the same size and shape as the cloud itself because the sun's rays are?
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If the sun's rays are parallel, you get a same size and same (projected) shape. They are pretty much parallel (to each other).
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Is a funnel cloud that touches the ground a thunderhead or a supercell?
Neither. A funnel cloud that touches the ground is a tornado. A thunderhead is the sort of cloud that develops into a thunderstorm, and a supercell is the kind of thunderstorm most likely to produce a tornado.
How long does it take for a funnel cloud to touch the ground?
It can take anywhere from just a few seconds, to several minutes, if the funnel cloud reaches the ground at all.
Which of these is not a fact about lighting?
Lighting can only occur from cloud to ground.
What happens if tornadoes hit the ground?
It is only when the circulation reaches the ground that it is considered a tornado. Prior to that it is merely a funnel cloud.
What is created when an object blocks the light?
If the light is strong enough, a shadow is formed. But if that object is a cloud, a rainbow may be formed.
Why are shadows cast on the ground?
A shadow is a place where direct light has been blocked from reaching in the presence of direct light around it. Because most direct light is received from the sun, the shadow is cast on the ground. The light would normally have reached the ground, but something (a person, a building, a cloud, etc.) blocked the light between the sun and the ground resulting in a shadow.
Is a tornado a funnel cloud that has touched the ground?
True, but not that the funnel itself does not have to reach the ground, just the violent vortex associated with it.
Does lighting come from the ground?
There are 3 main places lightening can travel from. The ground to a cloud, a cloud to a cloud, and the cloud to the ground.
Is a tornado a cloud?
No. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. A tornado is often, but not always made visible by a funnel cloud. But the tornado is not the cloud itself.
What clouds are there in a tornado?
The funnel of a tornado itself is a called a funnel cloud, though this term is usually reserved for when it does not touch the ground. The funnel cloud often emerges from a low-hanging cloud called a wall cloud, which is attatched to the base of a cumulonimbus cloud.
Does lightning start from the ground and go up or start from the clouds and go down?
There are three types of lightening, There is Ground-to-cloud, Cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud.
What is a cloud formed near the ground?
fogfogA cloud that forms close to the ground is known as a stratus cloud.
A funnel cloud touching the ground?
A funnel cloud that touches the ground is a tornado.
Is fog a ground level cloud?
Yes, fog is a ground level cloud.
What was first the silver cloud or silver shadow Rolls-Royce?
Silver Cloud up until 1965, Silver Shadow 1966 thru to 1980
What is the difference between a funnel cloud and tornado?
A tornado has actually touched down on the ground - a funnel cloud is a spinning cloud that has not actually touched the ground.
A funnel cloud touching the ground is what?
a funnel cloud touching the ground is then called a tornado
