Anticipation Guide Chapter 3 Weather Section 2: Storms
Read each statement below and select true or false. Then, read pages 80-89 in the
Weather Textbook. After reading, if the statement is false, correct the underlined word
to make the statement true. There are questions on the back of this worksheet.
1.
True
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False
_____ A storm is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere.
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2.
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_____ Thunderstorms form in large nimbostratus clouds.
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3.
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_____ You hear thunder before you see lightning.
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4.
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_____ The safest place to be during a thunderstorm is indoors.
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5.
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_____ A hurricane is a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud
that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth’s
surface.
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6.
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_____ Tornadoes are most likely to occur in fall and winter
when the ground is cool.
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7.
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_____ Pennsylvania is located in Tornado Alley.
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8.
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_____ Tornadoes are ranked on the Fujita scale by the amount
of damage they cause.
9.
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_____ The safest place to be during a tornado is in a storm
shelter or the basement of a well-built building.
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10.
True
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False
_____ A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that has winds of 74
kilometers per hour or higher.
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11.
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_____ A hurricane begins over cool ocean water as a highpressure area, or tropical disturbance.
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12.
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_____ During a hurricane, you should be prepared to evacuate,
or leave the area immediately.
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13.
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_____ Hurricanes last shorter than other storms, usually a day
or less.
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14.
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_____ A storm surge is a “dome” of water that sweeps across
the coast where a hurricane lands.
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15.
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_____ All year round, most precipitation begins in clouds as
snow.
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16.
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_____ Areas west of the Great Lakes experience lake-effect
snow.
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17.
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_____ Water cools more rapidly than land.
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18.
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_____ In lake-effect snow, a cold, dry air mass moves across
the lake and picks up water vapor and heat from the lake.
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