Vocabulary
to watch something and see where it moves and how it changes
track
What happens when the windspeed of a tropical storm gets to 74 miles per hour?
It becomes a hurricane
The hurricane will _______________ die out.
eventually
A clause that can stand alone
independent clause
"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
similie
Something that is firmly attached to soemthing else or weighed down
anchored
The center of the hurricane where there is little action is
the eye of the storm.
___________ news vans cover the latest stories as they happen.
mobile
A clause that cannot stand alone
dependent clause
"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor
areas
regions
What 2 things give a hurricane energy?
heat and water
We placed each colored pencil in a different ________.
category
What type of conjunction connects compound sentences?
cooridinating conjunctions
"She’s really in a pickle" is an example of which type of figurative language?
idiom
a sudden, powerful movement forward or upward
surge
What do the Categories in Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale tell us?
strength of the hurricane
We had a sudden power __________ that left us without power for three hours.
surge
What type of conjunction connects complex sentences?
subordinating conjunctions
"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which type of figurative language?
personification
the base pieces houses and buildings are built upon
foundation
What is the difference between tornadoes and hurricanes?
Hurricanes form over the ocean, but most tornadoes form over land.
A good ________ is needed so buildings do not fall down.
foundation
The pairs neither/nor, both/and, either/or, and not only/ but also are what kind of conjunctions?
correlative conjunctions
When the word makes the sound as it is spelled
onomatopeia