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uestion 29 ot yet answered oints out of 4 P Flag question Of the three types of storms that we learned about, which is the largest? Select one: a. Mesoscale Convective System b. Ordinary Thunderstorm c. Supercell Question 30 ot yet answered Points out of 4 P Flag question Which of the following is not a requirement for a thunderstorm to be considered severe by the National Weather Service? Select one: O a. hail larger than 1 inch in diameter b. frequent Cloud-to-Ground Lightning C. thunderstorm winds in excess of 58 mph d. a tornado ° of all tornado Violent tornadoes account for approximatelyo fatalities. all tornadoes and are responsible for Question 31 Not yet anawered Points out of 4 P Flog question Select one: a, 596; 85% , b, 2596; 13% C. 50%,95% d, 296; 70% e, 75%; 90%

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1-Of the three types of storms that we learned about, which is the largest?

Answer: C. SUPERCELL

Explanation: Supercell storm is largest of the three because they are enormous rotating thunderstorms with well defined radar circulation. Which can last for hours.

2-. Which of the following is not a requirement for a thunderstorm to be considered severe by the national weather service?

Answer: B. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.

Explanation: According to National weather service a thunderstorm is considered to be severe if it hail larger than 1 inch in diameter, if wind exceeds 58 mph or if it is a tornado. Of all the lightning we observe almost 80% of lightning is sheet(cloud-cloud)lightning, which is not dangerous. While 20% of lightning is cloud-ground which is dangerous.

3-Violent tornadoes account for approximately ____ of all tornadoes are responsible for ____ of all tornado fatalities

Answer: D. 2% ; 70%

Explanation: Tornadoes are categorised basing on Enhanced Fujita scale(EF). And the EF4 and EF5 category Tornadoes are violent. Only 1% of thunderstorms produce tornadoes. The most deadly and destructive tornadoes occur from SUPERCELL. As mentioned above F4 and F5 categories can result in 70 percentage of tornado related deaths.