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18 Cards in this Set
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moisture
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a tiny amount of water
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Arctic
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an area of the North Pole that is always covered in ice and snow
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drench
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to soak with water
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radar
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radio waves used to find something
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reservoirs
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a place where water is collected
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seacoasts
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an area of land on the sea or ocean
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eruption
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an explosion or a bursting from something
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particles
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very tiny pieces
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waterspout
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a giant column of water that is formed when a tornado passes over a lake or ocean
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hurricanes
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huge swirling storms that form over the ocean
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tornado
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forms during hot humid days when a cool dry mass of air pushes against a warm wet mass of air
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typhoon
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what a hurricane is called that forms over the Pacific Ocean
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cyclone
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what a hurricanes are called that forms over the Indian Ocean
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blizzard
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a fierce winter storm with powerful wind, blinding snow, and freezing tempertures
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drought
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when a area receives little rain that normal for an extended period of time
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hailstones
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lumps of ice that fall to the earth like rain
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monsoons
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winds that continually blow across the Indian Ocean and southeast Asia
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Meteorologists
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a scientist who studies weather
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