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Hart's Storms
Tornadoes and Hurricanes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eye | calm, rough circular center of a hurricane |
| Evaporation | the process in which liquid becomes a water vapor (gas) |
| Seasons | Come from the tilt of the Earth |
| Storm Surge | A rise in the ocean level due to storm winds |
| Manipulated variable | A variable that is changed |
| Troposphere | Weather and clouds are in this layer |
| Stratosphere | The ozone layer is here |
| Ionosphere | Auroras occur in this layer |
| Thermosphere | Temperature increases with altitude |
| Exosphere | Outermost layer of the Earth |
| Hurricane winds | Over 155 miles per hour |
| Tornado winds | Over 300 miles per hour |
| Land breeze | Flow of air from land to water |
| Sea breeze | Flow of air from water to land |
| Atlantic Ocean | Where hurricanes occur |
| Jet Stream | A long, narrow current of very strong winds in the upper Troposphere |
| Landfall | When a hurricane first moves over land |
| El Nino | When the Pacific Ocean warms up |
| Pacific Ocean | Where typhoons occur |
| Indian Australian Ocean | Where cyclones occur |
| Saffir Simpson | Rating scale for hurricanes |
| Fujita | Rating scale for tornados |
| Tornado Alley | Kansa, Oklahoma, Texas |
| Waterspout | A tornado over water |
| Tornado | A violent, column-like vortex of rapidly rotating air that extends to the ground |
| Anywhere | Tornados can happen anywhere |
| Gulf Stream | A warm water ocean current that flows north along the East Coast |
| Funnel Cloud | A rotating column of wind that does not touch the ground |
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