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winter storms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how do winter storms form? | when dry air moves toward cool air and they interact. |
| how does snow form in a winter storm? | snow is formed when water vapor turns into ice without becoming a liquid. |
| what is frost,and what does it have to do with snow storm? | it white ice crystals that form on a surface like the ground or leaves of plants. when there is a winter storm its covers any open surface. |
| what does NESIS(the ranking system)predict? | amount,size and number of people affected |
| what is sleet? | a rain drop that freezes before it hits the ground. it can couse a hazerd to motorist. |
| what are some types of winter storms? | blizaeds,lake affects,ice storms and noreaster |
| what are some natural disaters associated with winter stoms? | landslides and floods. |
| what is a winter storm? | an event in which several types of presipitation that forms at low temprtures occer |
| do winter storms occer in all geographical locations or climates? | no, only location that have a reletivly cold climate and are usualy farthest from the equador. |
| what are two coutries that winter storms are common in? | the united england and america |
| when a winter storm foremes two air masses meet,what is this called? | a front |
| based on you knolage and understandingof the earth, why do yu think snow storms are more common in ares farthest from the equador? | becouse he equador is where the sun hits directly,cousing high tempritures every where els is only hit by an angel, cousing tempretures lower than the equador and making it easy to snow. |
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