Chapter 8 Review
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Chapter 8 Review
• What causes winds?
• Winds are caused by
differences in air
pressure.
• What is humidity?
• Humidity is a measure
of the amount of water
vapor in the air.
Chapter 8 Review
• There are four main types • Cold, warm, stationery,
of fronts. What are they? and occluded
Describe each.
• There are also four main • Evaporation,
parts to the water cycle.
condensation,
What are they? How do
precipitation, and
they create a cycle?
runoff.
Chapter 8 Review
• Name the five types of
precipitation.
• What does the suffix
nimbus mean?
• What does the word
cumulus mean?
• What does the word
cirrus mean?
• What does the word
strato mean?
• Rain, snow, sleet, hail,
and freezing rain
• Rain
• Heap or mass
• A curl of hair
• Spread out
Chapter 8 Review
• What is the name for the • Cumulonimbus
giant “thunderhead” type
of cloud?
• What is the name for the • Fog
clouds that form at or near
the ground?
• What is needed to make a
cloud? Condensation of
water molecules and
• Tiny particles on which
______________
the molecules can
condense.
Chapter 8 Review
• The temperature at
which condensation
begins is called the
_____________
• Where do hurricanes
typically form?
• Dew point
• They typically form over
areas of warm ocean
water.
Chapter 8 Review
• What causes tornadoes? • Usually they are caused
when a warm, humid
air mass meets a cool,
dry air mass.
• Where do most
tornadoes occur?
• Tornado alley on the
Great Plains of the
Unites States
Chapter 8 Review
• What type of clouds are
associated with
tornadoes?
• Cumulonimbus
• What is lightning?
• Lightning is a sudden
spark, or electric
discharge between
clouds or between
clouds and the ground
Chapter 8 Review
• What is the name for a
Scientist who studies
the causes of weather?
• On a weather map
there are often the
letters L and H. What
do they mean?
• What are the lines that
connect areas of the
same temperature
called?
• A Meteorologist
• Areas of low and high
pressure
• Isotherms
Chapter 8 Review
• What are the lines that • Isobars
connect areas of the
same air pressure called?
• Very large tropical
• Hurricanes
cyclones with high winds
are called ____________
• The calm center of a
• Eye
hurricane is called the
__________.
Chapter 8 Review
• What should you do if
you are caught in a
snowstorm?
• Cover exposed parts of
your body and try to
stay dry. Only run the
car engine if the
exhaust pipe is clear of
snow.
Chapter 8 Review
• What should you do if
you are in the path of
a tornado?
• Go into the basement
or storm shelter. Stay
away from windows
and doors to avoid
flying debris. If you are
outdoors, lie flat in a
ditch.
Chapter 8 Review
• How can you stay safe
during a thunderstorm?
• Avoid places where
lightning may strike
such as under a tree.
Also avoid objects that
can conduct electricity,
such as metal objects
and bodies of water. If
you are outdoors, stay
low and avoid trees,
fences and poles.
Chapter 8 Review
• How can you stay safe if
you are caught in a
hurricane?
• Listen to the warnings
and evacuate the area
when told to do so.