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15 Cards in this Set
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Thunderstorm |
A disturbance in the earths atmosphere that involves lightning, thunder, and sometimes gusty surface winds with heavy rain and hail. |
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Tornado |
A violent wind storm that spirals around a rotating column of air and moves in a narrow path over land. |
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Hurricane |
A massive rotating storm that forms North of the equator in the Atlantic, eastern pacific, or Caribbean seas when warm air rises over tropical waters. Wind speeds: 119 kph or more |
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Cyclone |
A massive rotating storm that forms in the Indian ocean and off the coast of Australia. Equivalent to a hurricane. |
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Typhoon |
A massive rotating storm that forms North of the equator in the western Pacific ocean. It is equivalent to a hurricane. |
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Geologist |
A scientist who studies the history and structure of earth as it is recorded in rocks. |
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Seismologist |
A scientist who studies earth quakes |
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Volcanologist |
A scientist who studies volcanoes and volcanic phenomenon. |
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Meteorologist |
A scientist who studies the earths atmosphere and who monitors, studies and forecasts weather. |
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Hypothesis |
the prediction |
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Procedure |
The steps that everyone must follow to set up and complete the experiment |
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Experimental variable |
the one factor that is changed |
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Control variable |
What makes the test fair-the factors that are controlled and stay the same |
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Dependant Variable |
Data-what you are trying to find out |
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Conclusion |
Your findings; the summary |
