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Thunderstorms
Hurricanes
Tornados
Other Storms
Vocabulary
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What is thunder?
the sound lightning makes as it heats the air
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What is it like in the eye of a hurricane?
quiet and calm
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What is a tornado watch?
A tornado may strike during the next few hours.
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What is a blizzard?
a huge snowstorm
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Storms are sudden, _____________ changes in the weather.
violent
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How can you tell how far away lightning is?
count the seconds between lightning and thunder
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What is the deadliest storm in the world?
hurricanes
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What is a tornado warning?
A tornado has been seen.
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What are hailstones?
chunks of ice that come in some thunderstorms
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Lightning can ____________ a tree or a small house.
destroy
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How might a thunderstorm cause damage?
It can cause a flood.
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When are you more likely to have a hurricane?
in the summer
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Why is it important to be prepared when a storm hits?
to stay safe
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What is the same about hurricanes and blizzards?
They both have wind.
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Lightning can start fires in forests and _____________.
grasslands
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How often are hundreds of thunderstorms born around the world?
every second
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What does the temperature of the ocean need to be to form a hurricane?
warm
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Where do tornadoes start?
on land
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What kind of damage can hail do?
break car windows
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No one can ____________ storms.
prevent
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How hot is a bolt of lightning?
50,000 degrees
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What are hurricanes called in the Pacific Ocean?
typhoons
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What is an effect of tornadoes?
They can rip houses apart.
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How many hailstones hit the U.S. each year?
around 5,000
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Millions of trees were _____________ in the storm.
uprooted