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Air pollution
Smoke and dust that make the air dangerous to breath.
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Air pressure
The weight of the air pressing down.
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Air
The gases that surround the Earth.
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Autumn
Cool season where leaves start to fall from trees. (British English)
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Blizzard
Very heavy snow storm.
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Breeze
Gentle and slow movement of air.
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Celsius
New temperature measurement scale in which water freezes at 0 and boils at 100.
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Changeable
When the type of weather is always different.
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Chilly
The temperature is quite cold.
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Clear
There are no clouds in the sky.
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Climate
The average weather over a long period of time.
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Cloud
Water that is suspended high in the sky and can be seen.
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Cold
A low temperature.
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Cool
Slightly cold.
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Degrees
Scale used to measure temperature.
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Dew
Water drops that collect on plants and surfaces early in the morning.
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Downpour
Very heavy rain.
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Drizzle
Slight and weak rain.
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Drought
No water or rain.
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Dull
The opposite of sunny, the sun is hidden by clouds.
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Fahrenheit
Old scale used to measure temperature.
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Fall
Cool season where leaves start to fall from trees. (American English)
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Flood
Too much water so it covers the land.
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Fog
Water vapor suspended in the air near the ground.
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Forecast
To predict what the weather will be in the future.
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Freezing
When the temperature is cold enough for water to become ice.
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Frost
Ice crystals form on plants and surfaces when it is cold.
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Gale
Very big storm with strong wind.
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Gusts
A short and sudden increase in wind speed.
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Hail
Frozen balls of water that fall instead of rain.
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Heat-wave
Period of time with very high temperatures.
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Heavy rain
A lot of rain all at the same time.
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Hot
A high temperature.
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Humid
When there is a lot of water suspended in the air.
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Hurricane
Storm with very strong winds and heavy rain.
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Ice
Frozen water.
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Lightning
Electrical discharge from clouds to the ground.
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Melt
When ice, snow or hail turns to water.
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Meteorologist
A person who studies the weather.
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Mild
To be slightly hot when a cold temperature would be expected.
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Monsoon
Season with heavy rain most days, occurs in parts of Asia.
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Overcast
When the sky is filled with clouds.
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Precipitation
Water falling from the sky as rain, snow or hail.
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Puddle
Small patch of water on the ground after rain.
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Rain
Water falling from the sky.
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Rainbow
Arc of different colors in the sky when it is raining.
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Season
Different parts of the year with different types of weather.
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Shining
Giving off a bright light.
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Shower
Short and quick precipitation event.
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Sky
What can be seen when looking up from the ground.
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Sleet
Precipitation that is halfway between rain and snow.
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Slush
Snow on the ground that is mixed with water, or turning into water.
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Smog
Visible pollution from cars and vehicles in big cities.
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Snow
Precipitation falling as ice crystals.
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Snowstorm
Snow falling while a strong wind blows.
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Soaked
To be very wet, to get very wet.
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Spring
Season where temperature is warm and plants start to grow.
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Storm
Weather where there are strong winds and heavy rain at the same time.
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Summer
Hot season when not much rain falls.
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Sun
The star that the Earth gets its light and heat from.
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Sunlight
The light from the sun that warms the Earth.
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Temperature
The level of hotness or coldness experienced by something.
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Thermometer
A device for measuring the temperature.
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Thunder
Loud noise that occurs with lightning.
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Thunderstorm
A storm with thunder and lightning at the same time.
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Tornado
Very strong wind over land that forms a funnel.
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Umbrella
Device for keeping rain off people.
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Warm
A temperature that is slightly hot.
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Weather
The conditions within the air.
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Weather forecast
A prediction about what the weather will be like in the future.
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Wind
Movement of the air.
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Winter
Cold season when it might snow and where many plants stop growing.
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