Vocabulary
climate (n), coast (n), collide (v), conditions (n), data (n), extend (v), occur (v), on record (phr), strike (v), violent (adj)
A country’s _____refers to its general weather patterns.
climate
Winds of warm and cold air ___ and begin to spin.
collide
We enjoyed delicious food at the restaurant downtown.
delicious
food
The board members left early.
early-left
When the snowflakes ___ (become) too heavy, they__ (fall) to the ground.
become, fall
climate (n), coast (n), collide (v), conditions (n), data (n), extend (v), occur (v), on record (phr), strike (v), violent (adj)
When something ____, it happens.
occurs
Warm air rises and ___ air moves downward, forming a vertical column.
cold
The energetic puppy barked at the mail carrier.
energetic
puppy
The dangerously slick mountain road caught the confident drivers off guard.
dangerously
slick-adj
When the temperature in the clouds __ (be) very low, the vapor in the air __(freeze) and __(turn) into tiny ice crystals.
is, freezes, turns
climate (n), coast (n), collide (v), conditions (n), data (n), extend (v), occur (v), on record (phr), strike (v), violent (adj)
The ___ under which something happens are all the factors that directly affect it.
conditions
The spinning column of __ forms a funnel cloud.
air
The soup tasted spicy and warm.
spicy, warm
soup
You can see that the painting is actually a masterfully executed forgery.
When the tiny ice crystals __ (collide), they __ (stick) together in clouds and __(form) snowflakes.
collide, stick, form
climate (n), coast (n), collide (v), conditions (n), data (n), extend (v), occur (v), on record (phr), strike (v), violent (adj)
If two people or objects ____, they crash into each other.
collide
Then it becomes a twister when it reaches the __
ground
The mountain trail looked treacherous to the hikers.
treacherous
trail
Though he practiced yesterday, the gymnast performed poorly during the finals.
poorly- performed
yesterday- practiced
Each snowflake __ (start) out very small and then __ (grow) bigger.
starts, grows
climate (n), coast (n), collide (v), conditions (n), data (n), extend (v), occur (v), on record (phr), strike (v), violent (adj)
If something that is falling or moving ___ an area, it hits it.
strikes
Marcus became furious when he realized his laptop was broken.
furious
Marcus
Jessica looked up and saw a starkly bright shooting star flash momentarily across the sky.
up- looked
starkly-bright
After snow __ (fall) to the ground, it either __ (melt) or __(stay) frozen, depending on the land surface temperature.