5th Grade Physical Geography: 5th Grade Physical Geography, List 3

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  1. hail
    precipitation of ice pellets
  2. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
  3. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  4. cyclone
    an atmospheric system in which air circulates rapidly
  5. tornado
    a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
  6. monsoon
    rainy season in southern Asia
  7. landslide
    the descent of a large mass of dirt and rock down a slope
  8. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
  9. typhoon
    a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
  10. humid
    containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
  11. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  12. erosion
    condition in which the earth's surface is worn away
  13. condensation
    atmospheric moisture that has changed from a gas
  14. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  15. evaporation
    the process of becoming a suspension of particles in the air
Created on Mon Nov 27 13:25:48 EST 2023 (updated Thu Nov 30 15:16:09 EST 2023)

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