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Science Unit 2
Term | Definiton |
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Globe | A spherical model of the Earth. |
Map | Shows the Earth on parts of it on a flat surface |
Meteorologist | Studies the Earth´s atmosphere;monitors, studies, and forecasts the weather. |
Geologist | Studies the history and structure of the Earth as it is recorded in rocks. |
Seismologist | People who study earthquakes. |
Volcanologist | People who study volcanoes and investigate active geysers. |
Vortex | The eye of a tornado. |
Hurricane | a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. |
Tornado | a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. |
Eye | The middle of a hurricane. |
Funnel Cloud | a rotating funnel-shaped cloud forming the core of a tornado or waterspout. |
Typhoon | a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans. |
Water Vapor | The state of water in a gas form. |
Green House Gases | a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons. |