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L3 Weather Hazards
Science Voc L3 Weather Hazards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| storm | A disturbance in the atmosphere that causes large amounts of wind. |
| flood | An overflow of water that spreads over dry land that is not normally covered in water and causes damage. |
| hurricane | A large storm that forms over an ocean with strong winds and lots of rain. |
| tornado | A large, funnel-shaped mass of swirling wind formed over land.. |
| drought | A long, dry period of weather with little or no rain. |
| impact | To directly affect something. |
| climate | The average weather of a place measured over a long period of time |
| cloud | A collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere |
| weather | The environmental conditions of a place; made up of many factors including rainfall, wind speed and direction, temperature and humidity |
| precipitation | Water in solid or liquid form that falls from the atmosphere. It includes: rain, hail, sleet and snow |
| weather forecast | A prediction of the weather conditions for a region over the next day, week or even month |
| humidity | A measure of how much water vapor is in the atmosphere |
| extreme weather | A weather event that is very different from usual weather patterns front The boundary between two contrasting masses of air. For example, one air mass might be wet and cold and the other warm and dry |
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