Weather Glossary Terms

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1. What is a large body of snow sliding down a mountain called?
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2. What season has the warmest weather in the U.S.?
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3. What is the typical color of snow?
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4. What is the solid form of water?
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5. In weather terms, what is the opposite of heat?
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6. What term describes the overflowing of rivers or streams?
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7. Earthquakes sometimes cause "tidal" what?
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8. What was the name of the August 2005 hurricane that damaged New Orleans?
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9. What word is generally used to describe visible air pollution?
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10. What is the weather phenomenon known as a "tsunami"?
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11. What instrument measures altitude?
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12. What is the boiling point of water as measured on the Fahrenheit scale?
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13. In weather terms, what turns to water in a "spring thaw"?
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14. What kind of gas is central in terms of the effect global warming?
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15. In a "drought", what is absent in terms of weather?
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What is a large body of snow sliding down a mountain called?
What season has the warmest weather in the U.S.?
What is the typical color of snow?
What is the solid form of water?
In weather terms, what is the opposite of heat?
What term describes the overflowing of rivers or streams?
Earthquakes sometimes cause "tidal" what?
What was the name of the August 2005 hurricane that damaged New...
What word is generally used to describe visible air pollution?
What is the weather phenomenon known as a "tsunami"?
What instrument measures altitude?
What is the boiling point of water as measured on the Fahrenheit...
In weather terms, what turns to water in a "spring thaw"?
What kind of gas is central in terms of the effect global warming?
In a "drought", what is absent in terms of weather?
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