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Severe Weather
Topic Two, Lesson 5: Severe Weather and Floods
Question | Answer |
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a violent disturbance in the atmosphere | storm |
a localized storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation, frequent thunder, and dangerous lightning | thunderstorm |
a tropical storm that has winds of about 119 kilometers per hour or higher | hurricane |
an extremely fast spinning column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to Earth's surface | tornado |
a "dome" of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane is traveling | storm surge |
an overflowing of water in a normally dry area | flood |
a long period with little or no rainfall | drought |
not quite exact or correct | approximate |