Answer Key
STORMS
Chapter 3 Section 2 Pg 83
1. What weather conditions are most likely to cause thunderstorms and
tornadoes? Warm air being forced upward at a cold front to form large
cumulonimbus clouds.
2. What is the most common path for the hurricanes that strike the United
States? From the Atlantic Ocean westward toward the Caribbean islands
and the southeastern United States.
3. What safety precautions should you take if a tornado is predicted in your
area? If a hurricane is predicted? If a tornado is predicted, go to the
basement of a well-built building. Of a hurricane is predicted, leave the
area immediately.
4. In the winter, cool, humid air from the Pacific Ocean blows across the cold
land of southern Alaska. What kind of storm do you think this causes? A
heavy snowstorm, because moisture in the cool humid air from the Pacific
would condense and fall as snow when it reached the cold land of southern
Alaska.