Stormy weather
Some Fall Science
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
1-"S"YLLABLE WORDS
HISTORY
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Most common type of storm

Thunderstorm

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This constellation that looks like a great square dominates crisp fall evenings

Pegasus

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Alaska's border with this Canadian territory is more than 700 miles long

Yukon

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This thick liquid used as a base for sauces & soups is made by simmering bones in water for 4 to 6 hours

stock

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The Redfern Speech admitted injustice done to Aboriginal people; Redfern, a suburb of this city, is near the "First Fleet" arrival site

Sydney

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This storm phenomenon strikes on other planets, too

Lightning

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The full moon closest to the Autumn equinox got this nickname by helping farmers work late into the night

Harvest moon

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With over 20 million in its greater metro area, this city founded in 1554 has the largest population in South America

São Paulo

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These horizontal strips in Venetian blinds are often made of aluminum in high moisture areas such as a bathroom

slats

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Once in power, the Chinese Communist Party's first big purge was in 1954 after Gao & Rao got on this man's nerves

Mao

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This country experiences more tornadoes than any other

United States

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These dry, downslope winds spark Southern California fires in autumn

Santa Ana

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Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains, it's the largest alpine lake in North America

Lake Tahoe

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From the Latin for "to be wise", it's one who is venerated for wisdom

sage

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This material tapping extracts latex; in 1988, Chico Mendes, a defender of that way of life, was slain by Brazilian ranchers

rubber

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This rare winter weather phenomenon could occur when air warmer than the clouds above it rises and forms turbulent storm clouds

Thundersnow 

(you may not even know thundersnow is happening, because lightning is harder to see in the winter and the snow can dampen the sound of thunder)

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I'm a chipmunk... I'm not in hibernation on those dark, chilly autumn nights although I may look asleep. I'm actually in this...

Torpor

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George Town is the leading city in these Caribbean islands named for an alligator relative

the Cayman Islands

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1 Samuel says this weapon of Goliath's was like a weaver's beam & its "head weighed six hundred shekels of iron"

spear

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One of the longest sieges in British history lasted 1779-1783, with France & Spain failing to take this dot at the SW tip of Europe

Gibraltar

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Tropical storms are given names from a pre-approved list by this organization

World Meteorological Organization

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This purple wildflower is nicknamed “farewell-to-summer”

Aster

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Nicaragua lost out in 1960 when the northern part of the Mosquito Coast was awarded to this country

Honduras

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To growl with a display of the teeth, or a tangle of yarn or hair

snarl

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This leader says his country will handle challenges like it handled the Cumans & Pechenegs, nomadic invaders from the Steppes around 1100

Putin

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