Eye of the Storm
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loriwilcox Plus on July 9, 2012
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Key vocab HM Theme 1 story 2
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 collide | to bump into another mass with force |
| funnel cloud |  tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground |
| jagged | having a sharp, pointed edge or outline |
| lightning |  the flash of light in the sky when electricity passes between clouds or between a cloud and the ground |
| prairies |  flat, open grasslands |
| rotate |  to swirl in a circular motion |
| severe | serious or extreme in nature |
| sizzling | crackling with intense heat |
| tornadoes |  rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel-shaped downspouts that can cause great destruction |
| saguaros |  tall cactuses native to the American Southwest |
| conditions | the way someone or something is |
| occupation |  the job a person does to make a living |
| updraft | upward-moving current of air |
| vortices | whirlpools made of rotating air or water; plural of vortex |
| fortunate | lucky |
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