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1. Draw a stationary front.

 

 

 

 

2. Draw a cold front.

 

 

 

 

3. Draw a warm front.

 

 

 

 

Does low pressure mean clear skies or cloudy?

 

Use what you know about fronts, low pressure, and high pressure to answer the following questions.

 

4. What kind of weather should be expected in our area within the next 2 days?

1. Name 2 ways tornadoes and hurricanes are similar.

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2. Which causes more damage? ________________________

 

 

3. Give 2 reasons why it is warmer in cities than in the country.

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4. Name 1 thing that affects climate.

 

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5. What is created when rapidly heated air collides with cooler air in the sky?

 

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6. What is caused when cumulus clouds grow and the raindrops collide with each other and produce electric charges?

 

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7. Why is that you see lightening before you hear the thunder?

 

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8. Which type of cloud is the cloud that is most likely to produce a

thunderstorm?

15. Which is more serious, a tornado warning or a tornado watch? Why?

16. Explain. _________________________________________________________