Transcript Unit 5: Weather Weather is like at different times and places

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Weather--what the air
is like at different
times and places
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Rains— water falls to
the earth from the
clouds
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Drizzle– a light rain (a
little bit of rain)
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Warm– when the air
is heated; not cold or
not hot
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Thunderstorm– a
storm with thunder
and lightening
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Dangerous– likely to
cause something bad
or harmful to happen
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Blizzard– a long
snowstorm with
strong cold wind filled
with snow
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Snow– soft, white
flakes that fall from
clouds when it is cold
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Sleet-- icy mixture of
rain and snow
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Hurricane– storms
with strong winds and
heavy rain that form
over the ocean
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Tornado– a storm
with strong winds that
whirl and travel in a
funnel-shaped dark
cloud
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Ground– the ground
is made up of dirt and
is the solid surface of
the Earth
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Ocean– a large body
of salt water that
covers most of the
Earth’s surface
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Flood– happens
when a lot of water
flows over normally
dry land (this can
happen when it rains
a lot)
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Whirl– to turn quickly
in a circle
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Government– a
group of people who
take care of the
country
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Shelter– something
that covers or
protects
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Warn– to tell ahead of
time
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Sprinkle– a little rain
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Pitter-patter–
describes a sound of
soft rain (such as a
beating heart)
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Hurly-burly– strong,
louder rain
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Cloudy– having
many clouds
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Sunset– happens
every day when the
sun disappears from
view in the west
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Clear– free from
clouds
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Temperature—how
hot or cold something
is
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Meteorologist– a
scientist who studies
the weather
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Conditions– what the
weather is like (hot,
cold, sunny, dry,
cloudy, rain, sleet,
hail, windy, humid,
etc.)
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Forecast-- a weather
prediction (What will
the weather be like?)
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Prepare– to get ready
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Correct– having no
mistakes
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Cirrus– a kind of thin,
white cloud found
high in the sky
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Cumulus– a big,
black cloud that holds
a lot of water
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Chilly– cool or a little
cold
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Thermometer– an
instrument used to
measure the
temperature
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Degrees– units used
to measure
temperature
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Wind sock– a sleeve,
open on both sides,
used to measure wind
direction
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Desert– a hot, dry,
sandy region or area
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Mountains– masses
of land that are high
above the land that
surround them
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Rodents– animals
with large front teeth
that use their teeth for
gnawing (such as
squirrels, rats, mice,
and beavers)
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Frozen– made into
ice, or covered with
ice
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Freeze– to become
cold and hard
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Blanket– a thick
covering or layer
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Hurricane– big
storms with fast winds
and heavy rain
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Violent-- a strong
force that causes
harm
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Swirling– going
around and around in
a circle
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Warning– a notice
that danger is coming
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Hour– 60 minutes
(there are 24 hours in
one day)
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Eye– a part of your
body that you use to
see. It can also mean
the center of
something (such as
the eye of a
hurricane)