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Chapter 11, lesson 2
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1
The number one reason for weather-related deaths in the United States is . . .
Lightning strikes
Fires
Flash floods
Droughts
2
Violent storms generally form along . . .
Cold fronts
Stationary fronts
Occluded fronts
Warm fronts
3
A large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.
Front
Tornado
Air mass
Cloud
4
Seasons are caused by differences in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns due to . . .
Global warming
All of the these.
The tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun
El Nino
5
El Nino is a climate event that starts where?
Tropical Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Tropical Atlantic Ocean
6
The effects of La Nina are . . .
Winter temperatures in the S.E. U.S. are colder than normal.
Waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean equator area are warmer.
Both A and B.
Winter temperatures in the NW U.S. are colder than normal.
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The boundary between cold and warm air masses.
Climate
Front
Flood
Storm
8
High pressure means good weather because
None of these.
Clouds are blown away by the wind
The air masses rise
Air masses sink, making it difficult for clouds to form.
9
Areas of low pressure usually have
None of these.
Cloudy weather
Good weather
Descending air
10
Storms and precipitation occur . . .
In low pressure zones
In high pressure zones
In polar zones
At fronts
