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Severe Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| harsh or dangerous weather conditions Ex: Hurricanes/Tornados/Thunderstorms | Severe Weather |
| forecast | weather prediction |
| A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center | hurricane |
| A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface. | tornado |
| a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail. | thunderstorm |
| The amount of water vapor in the air hygrometer | humidity |
| The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface barometer | air pressure |
| a map showing the state of the weather over a large area. | weather map |
| type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth | weather satellites |
| radar that measures for weather, it locates weather, plots speed of wind/tracks its motion, and estimates its type | weather radar |