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25 Cards in this Set
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hibernate |
to have a long, deep sleep |
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migrate |
to move to a warmer place |
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hurricane |
a large storm that starts over warm ocean water |
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tornado |
a very strong wind that comes down from clouds in the shape of a funnel |
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lightning |
a flash of light in the sky |
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water cycle |
the way water moves from the clouds to Earth and back to the clouds again |
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evaporation |
when water changes into water vapor |
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condensation |
when water vapor changes into tiny drops of water |
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precipitation |
water that falls from the clouds |
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accumulation |
water or rain that flows over the surface of the ground and eventually into lakes and streams; also called runoff |
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blizzard |
snow storms with strong winds |
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sleet |
rain that freezes as it falls |
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drought |
a type of dry weather that happens when it does not rain for a long time |
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snow |
bits of ice falling from the sky |
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water vapor |
water in the air that you cannot see |
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weather |
what the air outside is like |
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thunder |
the loud sound you hear after lightning flashes |
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thunderstorm |
a type of bad weather with heavy rain,thunder, and lightning |
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season |
a repeating pattern of time and weather that comes every year |
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spring |
usually a warm, rainy season |
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summer |
the hottest season of the year |
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winter |
the season that can be very cold, and many trees have no leaves |
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fall |
the season where there is fewer hours of daylight than summer and leaves on trees turn different colors; also called autumn |
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thermometer |
measures the temperature of something |
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temperature |
how hot or cold something is |
