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What are meteorologists?
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Scientists who study the atmosphere and the weather
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How does understanding and predicting weather patterns help us?
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It better protects human life.
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What occurs when a large, swift-moving warm air mass meets a cold air mass?
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a thunderstorm
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What type of storm forms over the ocean with spiraling winds?
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a hurricane
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What name is given a funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds which reaches down to the ground?
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a tornado
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Give the name for static electricity which moves between clouds or between the clouds and the earth.
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lightning
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What is issued when conditions are right for a type of severe weather, but that severe weather is not currently happening?
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a weather watch
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What is issued when the storm has begun and people have reported seeing it?
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a weather warning
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What is a prediction of future weather conditions?
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a weather forecast
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What is thunder?
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a rumbling resulting from hot air instantly expanding and cooler air rushing in
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