What is Lake-Effect Snow?

18. Part A: Which statement BEST describes the relationship between wind direction and lake-

effect snow?

• The wind direction can increase the amount of water taken into the air.

• The wind direction can decrease the temperature of the air.

• The wind direction can cause the water in a lake to become rough.

• The wind direction can turn the water in a lake into ice.

19. Part B: Which statement from the passage BEST supports the answer to Part A?

• “Lake-effect snow forms when cold air passes over the warmer waters of a lake.” (paragraph 4)

• “. . .if the wind is blowing in a direction that covers more of the lake, the air will take in more

  water.” (paragraph 5)

• “The greater the temperature difference the more water the air will take in.” (paragraph 5)

• “All that water picked up from the lake normally travels no farther than about 25 miles away

  before falling. . .” (paragraph 6)

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20. Which sentence BEST states the central idea of the passage?

• Lake-effect snow makes Buffalo one of the snowiest cities in the country.

• Lake-effect snow can occur only for a short period of time each year.

• Lake-effect snow requires a special set of conditions in order to occur.

• Lake-effect snow can cause damage to power lines and trees.

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21. What additional information not shared in the passage can be learned about lake-effect snow

from the diagram?

• Lake-effect snow forms when cold air moves over warm water.

• Heat and moisture rise up over the lake water to help form snow.

• Clouds increase in size as lake-effect snow forms.

• Huge amounts of moisture fall to the ground in the form of snow.

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22. Read the sentences from paragraph 7.

But don’t think you could get more snow days by moving to an area that experiences lake-effect

snow. People there are well trained in snow removal!

What do these sentences help the reader understand about life in cities that receive lake-effect

snow?

• Lake-effect snow typically causes city schools and businesses to close down for several days or

  weeks at a time.

• City leaders in areas affected by lake-effect snow must purchase special equipment in order to

  clear mounds of snow.

• Lake-effect snow is not usually heavy enough to damage trees and power lines or cause school and

  business closures.

• People living in areas affected by lake-effect snow have found ways to quickly clear deep snow to

  keep schools and businesses open.

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23. How does the author’s point of view in this passage influence what readers know?

• Readers are told why they should not want to live in an area affected by lake-effect snow.

• Readers are given information about the causes of lake-effect snow and how people deal with it.

• Readers can learn strategies for living and working in areas affected by lake-effect snow.

• Readers can figure out how lake-effect snow compares to other forms of extreme weather.

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24. Read this sentence about the passage.

The amount of lake-effect snow that fell during the “October Surprise” snowstorm was _____!

What is the correct spelling of the missing word?

• incredibal

• incredibel

• incredibul

• incredible

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25. What does the word squall mean in paragraph 1?

• a loud cry

• a sudden violent wind, often with rain or snow

• a short-lived commotion

• to cry out loudly

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