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water that falls from the Earth from clouds

What is precipitation

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a violent windstorm followed by a funnel cloud
What is tornado
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measures the temperature of the air
What is thermometer
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describes how hot or cold something is
What is temperature
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during which storm should we go to a room with no windows
What is tornado
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chunks of ice that fall from the sky

What is hail

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Hail is formed in the: ground, clouds, above the clouds?

clouds

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What is transpiration?

When plants give off water vapor through their leaves

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moving air
What is wind
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Name the three main parts of the water cycle

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

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water droplets that fall from clouds
What is rain
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results from days of heavy rain when rivers rise and overflow their banks
What is floods
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measures the amount of rain that falls
What is rain gauge
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water falling from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is precipitation
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during which severe weather should we save water
What is drought
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a mixture of snow and rain
What is sleet
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occurs when an area has less then normal precipitation
What is drought
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Is pressure low or high before a storm?

Low

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When water vapor cools and becomes liquid.

Condensation

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As you get higher in the troposphere, the temperature goes up or down?

down

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water vapor that turns to ice and usually falls to the ground in flakes
What is snow
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a huge rotating storm that has strong winds, heavy rains, and large waves
What is hurricane
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a ruler is used to measure what form of precipitation
What is snow
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a type of weather that makes everything hot 

what is a heat wave
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where do you go during a tornado if your outside

a hole close to the ground