Name _____________________________
Date _____________ Class Period ____
How Do Thunderstorms Form Lab
Question: How do thunderstorms form?
Hypothesis: _________________________________________________________________
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Data:
Draw and label a diagram of what happened in your experiment.
Conclusions:
1. What happened to the cold water that you placed in the container?
2. What happened to the warm water that you placed in the container?
3. In our experiment we created convection currents with warm and cold
water. The water moves because warm water is less dense than cold water.
When this happens in the ocean it causes the water to mix and create deep
sea current. Using your knowledge of how this works in water, write a
paragraph (5 or more sentences) to explain how convection currents in the
air would cause thunderstorms.