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What are three elements that are part of talking about weather?
(temperature, humidity, precipitation, air quality, air pressure/movement)
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The ____ can let you be safe from the lightning.
Lightning Rod (or being indoors, not in water or holding metal)
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A flood is when the water is too ___
high
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Which is NOT a way to protect against floods? (sandbags; seawall; weather forecast; boarded windows)
weather forecast
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What is a tornado?
a large mass of swirling winds
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Can sandbags stop all water from flooding your town?
no - it slows down low-levels of a flood
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Water in the environment can IMPACT weather. What does IMPACT mean?
It can CHANGE what the weather is like.
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What is weather?
Atmosphere at a given time and place
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A hurricane is made of ___'s ___ and ____ ____.
ocean's; water; strong winds.
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A drought is when __ ____ happens over a (short/long) period of time.
no rain; long
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What is one difference between hurricanes and tornados?
(bigger, slower, form over water...)
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How is hail different from other types of precipitation? Name two characteristics
It's bigger; it's ice; it's caused by the falling water freezing and being tossed around by the wind.
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