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12 Cards in this Set
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atmosphere
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air that surrounds Earth
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earthquake
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The shaking of the Earth's crust caused by movement of the crust and mantile.
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flood
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An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
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tornado
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A rotating column of air ranging in width from a few yards to more than a mile and whirling at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward cloud.
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hurricane
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A severe tropical cyclone usually starting near the equator in the Atlantic Ocean, and usually involving heavy rains and strong winds.
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forest fire
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A destructive fire, often caused by human error or lightening, that burns hundreds of acres of forest at a time.
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temperature
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The measure of how hot or cold something is.
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thermometer
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A tool used to measure temperature.
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volcano
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An opening in Earth's surface from which lava flows.
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weather
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the happening in the atmosphere at a certain time
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weather map
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A map that show weather data for a large area.
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wind
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the movement of air
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