Weather and Natural Disasters Vocabulary

Cool air that a machine blows into a place; this helps keep the air indoors cool and dry

• air conditioning

• blizzard

• climate

• dehydration

a very heavy snowstorm that can make a lot of snow

• climate

• dehydration

• blizzard

• earthquake

weather patterns that are common in an area

• forecast

• climate

• frostbite

• hurricane

heat dries out the body quickly and causes it to lose the water it needs; this can make people very sick or even cause them to die

• frostbite

• hurricane

• sunscreen

• dehydration

a shift in the earth deep down below the surface that causes the ground to shake; can cause a lot of damage

• earthquake

• tornado

• sunscreen

• hurricane

a prediction that something will happen a certain way; the news says what the weather should be over the next several days

• hurricane

• forecast

• air conditioning

• blizzard

a dangerous condition when people's skin freezes in cold weather; they may not be able to feel their fingers and toes

• blizzard

• hurricane

• sunscreen

• frostbite

a dangerous storm with strong winds and heavy rains that forms over the ocean and moves over land

• hurricane

• blizzard

• earthquake

• tornado

a lotion that is rubbed on skin; it protects skin from getting burned by the sun

• tornado

• frostbite

• sunscreen

• dehydration

a dangerous storm with very strong wind that spins around

• blizzard

• climate

• earthquake

• tornado