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Virtual Day 8th Grade Science Lesson Week Two -- Standard 8.2.5 -- Due Date: Monday April 20.
Name: ________________________________________ Class Period: _____________
Lake Effect Snow Plagues NW Indiana
http://addins.wrex.com/blogs/weather/2010/01/lake-effect-snows-plague-nw-indiana
1. Which of the great lakes causes “lake effect’ snow in Indiana?
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2. How is “lake effect” snow formed? Describe the steps:
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3. What do we call rising air in meteorology? ___________________________________
What is Lake Effect Snow?
http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/lake-snow/
Label the parts.
How do Blizzards Form?
https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/blizzard3.htm
1. What are the three things needed to make a blizzard?
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2. What are snowflakes made of? ___________________________________________________
3. How do snowflakes form? ________________________________________________________
4. What are three different shapes for snowflake crystals? ________________________________
5. What condition determines the shape of a snowflake’s crystal? __________________________
6. On average, how many inches of snow will melt down to one inch? ______________________
Winter Storms are Different
https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/blizzard1.htm
Mark T or F for true or false.
7. _____ Blizzards form where there is high atmospheric pressure.
8. _____ Blizzards only form outside the tropics.
9. _____ A large blizzard usually produces less than an inch of snow!
10. _____ The center of a blizzard is warmer than the surrounding air.
11. _____ Blizzards are tropical storms.
12. _____ A blizzard has fronts (zones of sharply changing temperature) unlike a tropical storm.
13. _____ Thunderstorms happen during chilly winters.
14. _____ A blizzard is a snowstorm.
15. _____ A blizzard has very weak winds.
16. _____ Blizzards happen where cold polar air and warm tropical air are brought together.
Blizzard Safety
http://www.eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/blizzard5.htm
17. What conditions should you expect if there is a Blizzard Warning? ________________________________
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18. What should be in the winter storm kit you have in your car? ____________________________________
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19. What emergency supplies should you have at home? __________________________________________