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Weather phenomena
weather
Term | Definition |
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atmosphere | a mass of gases around the earth |
breeze | a light wind |
gust | a strong rush of wind |
gale | a storm at the sea or a very strong wind |
blizzard | a violent snowstorm |
drizzle | a gentle light rain that looks like a mist or fog |
shower | a short light rain |
downpour | a heavy continuous fall of rain |
drought | a long period when there is little or no rain |
hail | small ''stones" of ice bigger than 5 mm |
raindrop | one small bit of rainwater |
snowflake | a small crystal of snow |
puddle | a small pool of rainwater |
snowdrift | a mass of snow in a form of a small hill |
sleet | wet, partly melted snow |
rays | lines of light coming from the sun |