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NUMS - Gr 7 Science
NUMS - Grade 7 Science - Chapter 3 - Sections 2 and 4
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El Nino | An event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean, during which winds shift and push warm surface water toward the coast of South America; it can cause dramatic climate changes. |
Evacuate | To move away temporarily. |
Hurricane | A tropical storm that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher; typically about 600 kilometers across. |
Isobar | Lines on a map joining places that have the same air pressure. |
Isotherm | Lines on a map joining places that have the same temperature. |
Lightning | A sudden spark, or energy discharge, caused when electrical charges jump between parts of a cloud or between a cloud and the ground. |
Meteorologist | Scientists who study the causes of weather and try to predict it. |
Storm | A violent disturbance in the atmosphere. |
Storm Surge | A dome of water the sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands. |
Tornado | A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface, usually leaving a destructive path. |