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Weather Week 9
Term | Definition |
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Flood | 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 | Precipitation in the form of flakes of crystalline water ice that falls from clouds. |