Set 22B (Earth Science)

When air masses meet they form ​ (a)   , and these often generate ​ (b)   – which are a disturbance in the ​ (c)   .

• 1. meteorologist

• fronts
• storms
• atmosphere
• water

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Winter storms are any sort of storm that produces __

• rain

• ice

• snow

• sleet

• 

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1. Snow forms when __ causes water vapor to freeze (skipping the liquid stage).

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1. A winter cyclonic storm is called a __. 

• hurricane

• 1. Nor’easter

• blizzard

• lake effect (snow storm)

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Areas around the ​ (a)   experience ​ (b)   snow ( the ​ (c)   lake water is rapidly absorbed by the clouds, causing large snow storms).

• great lakes
• lake-effect
• unfrozen/warm
• frozen/cold
• ocean

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1. Thunderstorms bring __

• thunder

• lightning

• heavy precipitation

• 
• the possibility of a tornado

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​ (a)   is a (​ (b)   ) electrical discharge between ​ (c)   and other clouds (or the ​ (d)   ).

• lightning
• static
• current
• clouds
• ground
• balloons

Organize the formation of thunder from 1st to 4th

• a vacuum (missing air) caused from air rushing out (from lightning)

• air rushes back in to the vacuum space in the air

• lightning strike

• the rapid heating (50,000 0 F) of the air around the lightning

An extremely powerful thunderstorm may form a ___ –a narrow, rapidly spinning column of air extending from a cumulonimbus cloud. (up to 5 km wide)

• tornado

• Nor'easter

• hurricane

• storm surge

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___ are massive cyclonic storms that can be up to 1 million km2 and last for weeks.

• tornado

• Nor'easter

• hurricane

• storm surge

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