Preview - Climate Change In The Great Lakes 2019

Text 1: Factors of Storm Formation

Read this first text or watch the video to learn more about how thunderstorms form.

How does a thunderstorm form?
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

What Causes a Thunderstorm? | NOAA SciJinks – All About Weather

Video Link: https://scijinks.gov/thunderstorms-video/

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Summarize the three factors that create storms.

Make at least 2 connections between thunderstorm formation and what you know about humidity.

Describe a connection between formation of thunderstorms and what you know about transfer of energy.

Think about how the Great Lakes system currently functions. What change in the Great Lakes system could impact this function, perhaps cause changes in frequency or strength of storms?

Notes

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