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21 Cards in this Set
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collide
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to bump into another mass with force
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funnel cloud
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tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground
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jagged
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having a sharp, pointed edge of surface
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lightning
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the flash of light in the sky when electricity passes between 2 clouds or between a cloud and the ground
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prairies
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flat, open grassland
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rotate
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to swirl (turn) in a circular motion
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severe
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serious or extreme in nature
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sizzling
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crackling with intense heat
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tornadoes
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rotating, turning columns of air that form into whirling funnel-shaped downspouts that can cause great damage
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saguaros
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tall cactuses native tot he American Southwest
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conditions
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the way something or someone is
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occupation
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a job a person does to make a living
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updraft
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upward moving current of air
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vortices
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whirpools made of rotating air or water (plural of vortex)
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multi vortex
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having many vortices at once
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fortunate
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lucky
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meteorologist
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scientist who studies the weather
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telecast
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television broadcast, news report
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atmosphere
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layer of air that surrounds the earth where weather systems occur
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analyzes
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think critically and carefully about information in order to interpret it
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atmospheric science
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the study of the air that surrounds earth
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