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rain
Water falling from clouds
moisture
Wetness caused by water
satellite
Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
wind
Moving air
air
A mixture of gases required for breathing
tsunami
A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
storm
Bad weather with strong wind and rain
warm
Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
death
The end of life
tropics
Either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator (plural)
warning
A message informing of danger
cold
Low in temperature; also a sniffly illness
twister
A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by
clouds
A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude (plural)
calm
Wind moving at less than 1 knot
eye
An area that is approximately central within some larger region
speed
How fast something moves
cyclone
A violent rotating windstorm
waves
Rolling swells on the sea
spin
A swift whirling motion
hurricane
A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots
destroy
To do away with, cause the ___ or undoing of
islands
A land mass that is surrounded by water (plural)
strong
Having strength or power greater than average or expected

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