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100
This always comes before thunder.

What is lightning?

100

The temperature it needs to be all the way to the ground for precipitation to fall as snow (in degrees)

What is 32 degrees?

100

The center of a hurricane is called this.

What is the eye?

100

A long period of little to no rainfall is called this.

What is a drought?

100

This is where the winds of the hurricane are the strongest.

What is the eye wall?

200

This type of precipitation (other than rain) can happen during thunderstorms.

What is hail?

200

The Fujita Scale measures these phenomena. 

What are tornados?

200

The length of time tornados touch the ground for.

What is 15 minutes or less?

200

This type of storm is measured by categories

What are hurricanes?

200

These two seasons are when thunderstorms usually happen.

What is spring and summer?

300

The difference between cyclones and typhoons.

What is where they originate from?

(Pacific ocean - typhoons, Indian ocean - cyclones)

300

This is where most tornados happen in the United states.

What is the great plains?

300

An embankment built along a river to prevent flooding of the surrounding land.

What is a levee?

300

The winds that create lake effect snow come from this country.

What is Canada?

300

Hurricanes need this type of air to sustain itself.

What is warm, moist air?

600

This is Ms. Jada's favorite snack.

What are potato chips?
600
This is Ms. Ally's favorite animal.

What is an elephant?

600

Fahrenheit and Celsius are two common forms of temperature measurement. This is the less commonly used third type.

What is Kelvin?

600

This is Mr. Kevin's favorite color

What is dark blue?
600

This is the month in which Ms. Mia was born?

What is September?

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