3rd Year Science Vocabulary

Severe Weather

1. thunderstorm - a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
2. lightning - a bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm
3. thunder - a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash
4. tornado - a powerful storm with rotating winds that forms over land
5. Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) - a scale that measures the strength of tornadoes
6. hurricane - a large ocean storm with strong rotating winds and heavy rain
7. storm surge - the rise in seawater level caused by a storm, causing severe flooding
8. eye - the center of a hurricane that the winds rotate around
9. flood - a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto dry land
10. flash flood - sudden flooding that happens when water rises rapidly with no warning within several hours of an intense rain
11. blizzard - a long-lasting snowstorm with very strong winds and intense snowfall
12. whiteout - a weather condition when the ability to see is decreased because of snow
13. drought - a long period of time of little or no rain
14. famine - a severe shortage of food

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