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8 Cards in this Set
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THUNDERSTORMS
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disturbance in earth's atmosphere
with (1) lightening (2) thunder (and, winds, heavy rain, hail) |
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VORTEX
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movement of liquid or gas
(1)in a spiral (2)around a central axis |
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FUNNEL CLOUD
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(1)otating clouds-
(2)visible as a funnel- (3)at base of thunderstorm cloud |
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TORNADO
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violent windstorm
spirals around a rotating colum of intense low pressure moves in a narrow path over the land |
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TYPHOON
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a hurricane
forms north of the equator in western Pacfic Ocean |
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CYCLONE
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a hurricane storm
forms in Indian Ocean or coast of Australia |
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EYE
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center of hurricane
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EYE WALL
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ring of spiraling clouds and thunderstorms
whirl around the storm's center extend upward |
