Chapter 17 section 2 and 3
STORMS
1. What is a storm?
2. List the 4 kinds of storms we studied.
3. What is a thunderstorm?
4. What creates/forms thunderstorms?
5. What time of year do thunderstorms occur?
6. List 4 weather conditions that occur during thunderstorms
7. List 3 ways to stay safe during a thunderstorm
8. Define a tornado
9. How do tornadoes form?
10. What time of year do tornadoes form?
11. How many tornadoes for a year in the United States (on average)?
12. Why do so many tornadoes form in the United States?
13. List 2 ways to stay safe during a tornado
14. Define hurricane
15. Where do hurricanes form?
16. How do hurricanes form?
17. Describe the sequence of maturation of a hurricane from start to finish
18. What steers hurricanes?
19. What kind of damage do hurricanes do?
20. What is a storm surge?
21. What is the eye of the hurricane?
22. Where are the strongest winds in a hurricane?
23. List two ways to stay safe during a hurricane
24. What is a winter storm?
25. How does lake-effect snow form?
26. List three ways to protect yourself if you are caught out in a winter storm.
27. What is a flash flood?
28. How are floods predicted?
29. List three types of flood hazards.