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weather week 9
Term | Definition |
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flood | (n) a situation in which water has flowed over the edges of a river; (v) to overflow |
hurricane | A storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical (WARM ocean) waters |
blizzard | Dangerous winter storms that are a combination of blowing snow and wind resulting in very low visibilities |
thunderstorm | A weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder |
hail | Small, icy balls that fall from the sky |
rain | Liquid water that falls from the sky |
sleet | Frozen rain or precipitation in the form of ice pellets |
freezing rain | Rain that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze upon contact with the ground |
tornado | A funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground |
snow | Snow is precipitation in the form of flakes of crystalline water ice that falls from clouds |