The Stranger

Front 1

air pressure

Back 1

The weight of the atmostphere pressing down on Earth.

Front 2

atmosphere

Back 2

1. the gases around the Earth
2. The air surrounding the Earth.

Front 3

audience

Back 3

The group of people for who the piece is written

Front 4

condensation

Back 4

1. The change in a state of matter from a gas to a liquid.
2. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid-state.
3. the process where water is changed from vapor to a liquid

Front 5

descriptive language

Back 5

describing words that provide readers with more details

Front 6

evaporation

Back 6

1. The change in a state of matter from a liquid to a gas.
2. The change of a liquid into a vapor.
3. the process where water is changed from a liquid state to a gaseous state or water vapor

Front 7

expository writing

Back 7

the writer gives information, explains why or how, or clarifies a concept

Front 8

fact

Back 8

1. A concept whose truth can be proved. "scientific hypotheses are not facts"
2. something real that can be proved true

Front 9

high-pressure

Back 9

When cool air puts more pressure on the earth.

Front 10

hurricane

Back 10

A violent, whirling storm with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or greater and usually very heavy rain. This storm system has an eye at its center, where the weather is calm and pleasant.

Front 11

lightning

Back 11

An electrical flash in the sky that is produced in thunderstorm clouds.

Front 12

low-pressure

Back 12

When warm air puts less pressure on the earth because the warm air is less dense than cool air.

Front 13

main idea

Back 13

the most important idea of a paragraph, section or whole piece of writing

Front 14

meteorologist

Back 14

A person who studies the Earth's atmosphere, especially its patterns of climate and weather.

Front 15

plagiarism

Back 15

A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work.

Front 16

precipitation

Back 16

Any and all forms of water, such as rain, snow, or hail, which falls from clouds and reaches the ground.

Front 17

snow

Back 17

1. White ice crystals that form when water vapor freezes in the air.
2. Flakes of frozen water or ice crystals that fall from clouds. It's fun to play in this!

Front 18

topic sentence

Back 18

the sentence that tells the main idea of the paragraph

Front 19

tornado

Back 19

a dangerous windstorm produced by a funnel-shaped cloud with winds of up to 300 miles an hour.

Front 20

water cycle

Back 20

1. way water moves from the air to land and back again
2. is the process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.