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Eye of the Storm (wk of 9/14-9/27/12)
Lang. Arts, science, social & math vocabulary words
20
Literature
5th Grade
09/12/2010

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Term
forecast
Definition

to predict the weather

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meteorologist
Definition

a scientist who studies weather

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conjunction
Definition

a word that joins words or sentences together

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updraft
Definition

current of air moving upward

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prairies
Definition

flat open grasslands

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occupation
Definition
job
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fortunate
Definition
lucky
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severe
Definition
serious or extreme in nature
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archaeology
Definition

the study of objects to learn about life in the past

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technology
Definition
the use of scientific knowledge to solve problems (i.e. tools)
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climate
Definition

the usual weather pattern

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analyzes
Definition
thinks carefully about information in order to understand it
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collide
Definition

to bump into another mass with force

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funnel cloud
Definition

tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground

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vortices
Definition

whirlpools made of rotating air or water (plural of vortex)

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navigation
Definition

the science used by sailors to find their place and plan their route

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entrepreneur
Definition

a person who starts a new business

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quotient
Definition

the answer to a division problem

 

24 divided by 4 = 6

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dividend
Definition

the number being divided

(Ex: 24 divided by 6 = 4)

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divisor
Definition

the number being divided by

(24 divided by 6 = 4)

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