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What is a drought?
A shortage of rain over a period of time.
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What causes a tornado?
When cool, dry air collides with warm, moist air
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What is 2 things you can you do to stay safe before and during a hurricane?
1. Put together a disaster supply kit 2. Keep trees and shrubs trimmed. 3. Listen to the radio or watch television for official weather information. 4. Follow instructions given by emergency officials 5. Stay away from windows and doors 6. Stay inside
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Why is the bald eagle called bald?
Because it is white
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Why is it important to be loyal to your friends and family?
Answer upon students response
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When was the last big drought in Maryland?
Between 1930 and 1932
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What causes a visible halo around the moon?
Clouds meaning there will be rain
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What kind of damage does an F2 tornado cause?
Tear roof off frame houses, overturn boxcars, demolish mobile homes.
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When did the bald eagle become part of our national emblem?
1782
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What kind of damage does an F3 tornado cause?
Tear off roofs and walls of well-constructed homes, overturn trains, uproots most trees in a forest and life up and throw heavy cars
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How can a drought affect some jobs in Maryland?
Farmers can lose their crops from a drought
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What type of weather do climatologists say Maryland has?
Temperate
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What is humidity?
A measure of how much water there is in the air around us
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Where do bald eagles build their nests?
In high places in the same area as their parents
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What does temperate mean?
Our climate is not terribly hot or terribly cold
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What is one thing you can do to conserve water?
Don't let the sink run when you brush your teeth.
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What are the three things that are considered weather.
Temperature, Precipitation, Wind
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How does humidity affect feeling hot or cold?
When humidity is high, hot days are hotter, and cold days are colder.
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What are 2 facts about bald eagles from MD Weekly 4?
They're real homebodies, they can't carry anything heavier than 4 pounds, half of the eagles are in Alaska, there are only about 70,000 found in throughout the US, they select high places to nest, etc.
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What type of damage does an F5 tornado cause?
Sweep away houses with strong frames, make cars fly through the air for more than 100 meters, debark trees, etc.
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What can happen after a drought that can cause floods when it rains?
The land can become barren and infertile
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What is a cosmetologist?
Scientist who studies atmosphere, weather and weather forecasting.
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What is a meteorologist?
Scientist who studies climate and its many changes
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Why is it untrue that an eagle can carry off a baby?
They can't carry anything heavier than 4 pounds.
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What predicts wet weather according to the onion test?
When the salt on the onion melted