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- 2. Large chunks of ice fall from the sky, known as ______.
- 5. You look up in the sky and see ______ floating.
- 8. ___________ also tells how the air moves (wind) and describes anything it might be carrying such as rain, snow or clouds.
- 9. Storm A _________ _________is a low-pressure disturbance that forms over warm tropical ocean waters. (Hint: It involves tropical)
- 10. Sometimes in the morning,clouds float to the ground known as _____, which causes you not to see.
- 11. __________ is the general name for water in any form falling from clouds.
- 13. A _______ can cause up to 300 miles per hour, can lift houses into the air and rip trees from the ground.
- 14. _______ is created when the air temperature drops below freezing and the water vapor in the air freezes into ice crystals.
- 15. ______ is known as the movement of air relative to the surface of the earth.
- 17. Usually around 300 miles across, _________ are 1,000-5,000 times larger than tornadoes.
- 20. Tiny particles of dust, smoke, salt or pollution droplets that are scattered through the air is known as ______.
- 21. A _______ is a region with lack of rainfall.
- 22. You hear the explosive sound of thunder during a storm.
- 23. A _______ sometimes happens during snow storms.
- 24. We breathe in _____.
- 25. Sometimes there is ____ on the grass in the morning.
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- 1. ________ describes certain weather conditions.
- 3. _________ is an enormous and very hot spark of electricity produced by thunderstorms.
- 4. A __________ is a seasonal wind and often brings heavy rain.
- 6. the amount of water vapor in the air is known as __________.
- 7. You usually check the ___________ to see if its going to be hot or cold out.
- 10. When there is a lot of rain, usually ______ will occur and make pools of water.
- 12. You usually get a ______ day during the winter.
- 16. A strong wind that carries sand is know as a _____________.
- 18. Cloud When you see a ______ _______, a tornado is beginning to form.
- 19. A ______ creates unpleasant weather like rain, lightning, thunder, hail, snow, sleet, and freezing rain
- 23. There is a slight _______ outside.