Weather - Statistics

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Definition	Answer	% Correct
a funnel shape that touches the ground	tornado	88%
ice falling	hail	77%
precipitation that is a solid but not ice	snow	73%
liquid precipitiation	rain	69%
light ice falling	sleet	69%
a huge snowstorm	blizzard	58%
a storm with thunder, rain, and lightning	thunderstorm	58%
a superstorm that forms a spiral shape that goes to the southeastern; northeastern coast	hurricane	54%
a superstorm that develops over the Pacific Ocean	typhoon	42%
2 air masses pushing each other out of the way in this front	cold front	38%
extremely light precipitation that is a liquid	drizzle	38%
a superstorm that only includes 1 cell	supercell	35%
air moving downwards	downdraft	31%
a funnel shape that never touches the ground	funnel cloud	31%
air moving upwards	updraft	31%
2 air masses meet but 1 goes above the other in this front	warm front	31%
measured in millibars	pressure	27%
a super dangerous storm that forms a bow shape	bow echo	15%
a fast, straight moving wind	derecho	15%
2 air masses do not go anywhere in this front	stationary front	15%
a super fast wind moving downwards	microburst	12%
3 air masses meet but only 2 go backwards	occluded front	12%
a storm that develops near Africa, going towards the west	tropical storm	12%
condensed moisture	clouds	4%
a long lived storm with cells continually forming	squall	4%
extremely light precipitation that is a solid but not ice	flurries	0%

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