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13 Cards in this Set
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occupation
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a job a person does to make a living
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collide
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to bump into another object with force
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updraft
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upwardly moving current of air
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saguaros
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tall cactuses found in the American Southwest
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tornadoes
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rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel-shaped downspouts that can cause great destruction
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rotate
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to swirl in a circular motion
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atmosphere
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the layer of air that surrounds the earth; where weather systems occur
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prairies
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flat, open grasslands
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severe
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serious or extreme in nature
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meteorologist
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a scientist who studies the weather
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conditions
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circumstances that affect a situation such as weather
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jagged
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having a sharp, pointed edge our outline
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analyze
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to think critically and carefully about information in order to interpret it
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