Science Lessons 1 and 2 Zip Around Review for quiz 2.1
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Funnel cloud
Eye
Eye wall
center of a hurricane-low winds, no rain, low
pressure
Spiraling clouds and thunderstorms that swirl
around the hurricane's center
Scientist who studies earthquakes
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Seismologist
Scientist who studies earth's atmosphere and
monitors, studies, and forecasts weather
Meteorologist
Orbits the earth taking photographs and
collecting measurements
satellites
Volcanologist
Scientist that studies volcanoes
Study the history and structure of the earth as
it is recorded in rocks
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geologist
A disturbance in the earth's atmosphere that
involves lightning and thunder
Thunderstorm
Term used to alert public that a tornado may
possibly occur
Tornado watch
The movement of a liquid or gas in a spiral
around a central axis
vortex
Term used to alert public that a tornado has
been spotted in the area
Tornado warning
Violent windstorm that spirals around a
column of air
Tornado
A massive rotating storm that originates over
tropical oceans
Hurricane
When what we know as a hurricane forms in
the Western Pacific Ocean
typhoon
When what we know as a hurricane forms in
the Indian Ocean or off the coast of Australia
Cyclone
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A rapidly rotating mass of air that
becomes visible at the base of a
thunderstorm