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Avalanche sudden and rapid flow of large masses of snow down a mountainside
Clockwise circular movement from left to right, as in a clock with hands
Condensation the process by which water vapour turns into water
Cumulonimbus clouds dark clouds extending vertically, charged with electricity
and associated with thunderstorms
Dyke a barrier or wall built to protect an area against floods
Evaporation the process by which water turns into water vapour
Explorers people who are the first to travel to new places and discover them
Horsepower unit of measurement of an engine’s power; one horsepower is equal
to the power needed to lift 550 pounds of weight one foot off the ground in one
second (a fully grown lion can weigh 350 to 550 pounds)
Intensity strength
International Date Line it is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to
the South Pole, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and separates two days. Places
on the left of the Date Line are always one day ahead of places on the right of the
Date Line.
Mangrove forest of shrubs and trees that grow where the land and sea meet
Meteorologist a person who studies the weather
Moisture wetness caused by water
Northern Hemisphere area of the earth that lies north of the equator
Oil terminal a place where oil is stored in huge containers and then transported
to various places
Southern Hemisphere area of the earth that lies south of the equator
Submerged under water
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Avalanche sudden and rapid flow of large masses of snow down a mountainside
Clockwise circular movement from left to right, as in a clock with hands
Condensation the process by which water vapour turns into water
Cumulonimbus clouds dark clouds extending vertically, charged with electricity
and associated with thunderstorms
Dyke a barrier or wall built to protect an area against floods
Evaporation the process by which water turns into water vapour
Explorers people who are the first to travel to new places and discover them
Horsepower unit of measurement of an engine’s power; one horsepower is equal
to the power needed to lift 550 pounds of weight one foot off the ground in one
second (a fully grown lion can weigh 350 to 550 pounds)
Intensity strength
International Date Line it is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to
the South Pole, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and separates two days. Places
on the left of the Date Line are always one day ahead of places on the right of the
Date Line.
Mangrove forest of shrubs and trees that grow where the land and sea meet
Meteorologist a person who studies the weather
Moisture wetness caused by water
Northern Hemisphere area of the earth that lies north of the equator
Oil terminal a place where oil is stored in huge containers and then transported
to various places
Southern Hemisphere area of the earth that lies south of the equator
Submerged under water
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