What Is Lake-Effect Snow?

What does “brewing” mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• being studied

• separating

• developing

• beng encoraged

What is the meaning of the phrase “sops up” as it is used in paragraph 5?

• pushes back

• takes in

• dries off

• cools downs

Why is wind direction an important factor in the creation of lake-effect snow?

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

   

• uses wind directions can decrease the temperature of the air

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

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

Uses diagram adds new information to the article by showing that

•   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

What is the purpose of the information in paragraph 7?

 

•     to explain how lake-effect snow is beneficial for an area

•    to provide details about how lake-effect snow is removed from streets

•     to compare how lake-effect snow impacts different cities near large lakes

•       to describe life in a place where lake-effect snow is common

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the article?

•      People who live in areas with lake-effect snow rarely have days off.

   

•        Cold air and warm water are needed to form lake-effect snow.

•       Buffalo is a city that is used to dealing with lake-effect snow.

•    Lake Erie produces less lake-effect snow at certain times of the year.