Texas Climate, Plants, & Animals Vocabulary

The condition of the air at one time and place, including temperature, precipitation, and wind.

• weather

• climate

• tornado

• blizzard

The patterns of weather in a place over a long period of time.

• weather

• climate

• tornado

• blizzard

A fierce swirling funnel of wind created by thunderstorms.

• blizzard

• tornado

• hurricane

• norther

Powerful mass of cold air.

• blizzard

• precipitation

• tornado

• norther

Storm with high winds and lots of snow.

• norther

• tornado

• precipitation

• blizzard

Moisture that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• blizzard

• norther

• precipitation

• tornado

All of the trees and plants growing in an area, even farmers' crops.

• natural vegetation

• vegetation

• precipitation

• endangered

plants that have grown naturally in an area for a long period of time without being planted or watered.

• natural vegetation

• vegetation

• precipitation

• tornado

something that is in danger of disappearing forever such as animals and plants.

• endangered

• habitats

• threatened

• vegetation

a place in nature where plants and animals live.

• endangered

• threatened

• habitat

• precipitation