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Unit 4A Vocabulary - Weather

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  • What adjective describes a little bit cold  (in between cool and cold)?
    chilly
  • What is the word for a snowstorm with strong winds and heavy snow?
    blizzard
  • What word describes a long time without any rain?
    drought
  • What adjective describes roads or surfaces that are slippery due to frozen water?
    icy
  • What do you call a light, gentle wind?
    breeze
  • What word describes hot weather with a lot of moisture in the air?
    humid
  • What word describes a period of extremely hot weather lasting several days?
    heatwave
  • Which word means extremely cold?
    freezing
  • What do you call small balls of ice that fall during a storm?
    hail
  • What adjective means the temperature is neither too hot nor too cold?
    mild
  • What word describes intense rain or snowfall?
    heavy
  • What is the bright flash in the sky during a thunderstorm?
    lightning
  • What do you call light rain that falls gently from the sky?
    drizzle
  • What is a violent storm with strong winds?
    hurricane / tornado / typhoon / cyclone
  • What word describes extremely hot weather that makes it hard to stay outside?
    boiling / scorching
  • What is the word for a spinning column of air that reaches the ground?
    tornado
  • What adjective describes weather that changes often and quickly?
    changeable
  • What phrase describes temperatures less than 0°C?
    below zero
  • What is the loud sound you hear after lightning during a storm?
    thunder
  • What do you call a short period of rain?
    shower