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Voc Set #8 WMS Sci
Vocabulary #8 Severe Weather 8th Grade Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Large snow storm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 35 mph and lasting 3 hours or more. | Blizzard |
| Extreme snowfall caused by the evaporation of relatively warm, moist air into a cold front. The storm drops its snow on the leeward side of the lake. | Lake-effect snow |
| What the temperature feels like when the wind is taken into account. It depends on air temperature and wind speed. | Windchill |
| Classification of hurricanes according to wind speed, potential for flooding in terms of the effect of sea level and the potential for property damage. Ranging in category from 1-5, with 5 being the most severe. | Saffir Simpson Scale |
| Huge discharge of electricity typical of thunderstorms that are generated by rapid rushes of air in a cumulonimbus cloud. | Lightning |
| Long lines of thunderstorms that form along a cold front. | Squall lines |
| Sound produced as superheated air expands and contracts due to a lightning bolt. | Thunder |
| Storms caused by upwelling air; cumulonimbus clouds, thunder, and lightning. | Thunderstorm |
| A scale that ranks tornadoes according to their path of destruction, Wind speed and duration. Ranges from F-0 to F-5, with F-5 being the most severe. | Fujita Scale |
| Also called twisters are violent whirling columns of air in contact with the ground. | Tornadoes |
| A severe tropical cyclone having winds greater than 74 miles per hour; originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean, traveling N. NW. or NE from a pt. of origin involving heavy rains. | Hurricane |
| High water due to the low pressure at the center of a hurricane. | Storm Surge |
| A change in wind direction and speed between slightly different altitudes, especially a sudden downdraft. | Wind Shear |
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