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What is a cumulous cloud shaped like?
A cumulus cloud has a flat base and a rounded fluffy appearance. The top looks like a cotton-ball and is irregular.
Can one thundercloud contain both positive and negative charge?
Yes. In that case, there's often a lightning discharge inside the cloud, fromone part of to another part. These are seen very clearly from an aircraftflying in the area of the building thunderhead (but not TOO close).
Why do you think that the pilots should stay away from the thunderheads or cumulus and nimbus clouds?
Violent updrafts and turbulence that can place stresses on the airframe outside of design limits. I took glider pilot classes years ago and they told us NEVER to enter such a cloud for precisely these reasons, plus the fact that most glider pilots don't carry oxygen. The updrafts in a building cumulus cloud can pull a glider all the way to the top of the cloud, leaving the plane at an altitude where the air has insufficient oxygen to keep the pilot conscious. This not a problem for a pressurized commercial airliner, but the airframe stress is still an issue.
What is some natrally occurring electricity?
Lightening. The upwelling and downwelling of the wind causes charges to develop in the cloud. When the lowest point of the cloud has a lot of negative charge and the ground, trees, buildings, etc has a strong positive charge, the charges move toward each other (opposite charges attract) and therefore we see a lightening.
What is the science definition for top predator?
top order consumer is a biological term for "top predator" and it refers to a species of animals that is at the top of its food chain
What is an anvil cloud?
An anvil cloud, also known as a cumulonimbus incus, is a large, flat cloud that often forms at the top of a mature thunderstorm. It is typically formed when the updraft of warm air reaches the tropopause and spreads out horizontally. Anvil clouds can indicate severe weather such as heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and sometimes hail.
Is the anvil part of the tornado?
No. The anvil is part of the thunderstorm. Namely it is that part of the cloud that spreads out at the top. Tornadoes form from thunderstorms.
What is a avil clouds?
An anvil cloud is an anvil shaped structure at the top of a thunderstorm that results from the updraft hitting stable air, flattening, and spreading out.
What is the anvil part of the tornado?
The anvil is not part of the tornado, it is part of the parent thunderstorm. The anvil forms when the storm cloud grows upward until hitting a layer of stable air that it cannot rise through. This causes the top of the storm to flatten and spread out.
Where is the anvil located on a tornado?
The anvil is not part of a tornado nor is it directly related to tornadoes. When a thunderstorm forms, is produces a tall cloud called a cumulonimbus. The cloud rises until it reaches a stable layer, at which point the top spreads out flat. This flat top to the thunderstorm cloud is called the anvil. Most tornadoes are produced by a kind of thunderstorm called a supercell. Supercells usually have very well shaped anvils.
What is a cloud anvil look like at the top?
An anvil head cloud is called a cumulonimbus or a very well developed anvil shape is a cumulonimbus incus. These clouds are usually associated with severe thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes.
What can a thunder head be called?
A thunderhead can also be called a cumulonimbus cloud. This type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms and can be characterized by its towering structure and anvil shape at the top.
What is the anvil of a tornado?
The anvil is not actually part of a tornado. it is part of the storm that produces a tornado. Inside a thunderstorm moist air rises as long as it is warmer than its surroundings. However, when the rising cloud of the thunderstorm reaches a comparatively warm layers such as at the top of the troposphere it cannot rise any more, and will spread out, forming a wide, flat top to the storm cloud. This flat top is the anvil.
What does a thunder cloud look like?
A thundercloud typically appears dark and dense, often towering high into the sky. These clouds can also have a flat base, with a top that may spread out in an anvil shape. Thunderclouds are associated with thunderstorms and can bring heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.
What kind of cloud is commonly called a rain cloud?
Cumulonimbus clouds are commonly referred to as rain clouds. These are large, vertically-developed clouds associated with thunderstorms and heavy precipitation. They have a characteristic anvil shape at their top.
Which cloud is associated with severe weather?
Mammatus. Mammatus is cloud that hangs from an anvil of a mature storm cloud and brings severe weather especially tornadoes. Another one is called Cumulonimbus. These clouds bring VERY heavy rain or thunder storms.
How can you describe a cumulonimbus cloud?
A cumulonimbus cloud is a towering cloud that is often associated with thunderstorms. It is characterized by its large vertical development, extending high into the atmosphere, and can produce heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes even tornadoes. Cumulonimbus clouds have a characteristic anvil shape at the top due to strong upper-level winds.
