Weather Unit

Front 1

The forms of this are rain, snow, or sleet

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precipitation

Front 2

It begins with a tropical storm over warm tropical waters

Back 2

hurricane

Front 3

A great winter storm usually with snow

Back 3

blizzard

Front 4

it begins as a small area of low presure inside a thunderhead

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tornado

Front 5

This warms the Earth with its energy in the form of light and heat

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Sun

Front 6

The three main types of these are cirrus, cumulus, stratus

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clouds

Front 7

This is needed to turn water vapors back to a liquid in the clouds

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Condensation

Front 8

This is produced by changes in air pressure

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Wind

Front 9

An imaginary line that circles the center of the Earth

Back 9

Equator

Front 10

Thermometers show the temperature in units called

Back 10

degrees

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Information that you gather or is given to you is called

Back 11

Data

Front 12

Weather data is collected by

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Meteorologists

Front 13

What affects the weather?

Back 13

Temperature, Precipitation, Wind

Front 14

How are hurricanes similar to blizzards?

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Great winds are involved in thier force.
Some kind of precipitation is involved.

Front 15

What are two things you should do to stay safe in a tornado?

Back 15

Take cover in a basement, or room with no windows.
Cover yourself with something like a mattress for protection.

Front 16

This instrument measures how cold something is

Back 16

thermometer