| A | B |
| WEATHER | THE air AT A CERTAIN TIME AND PLACE |
| TEMPERATURE | A MEASURE OF HOW HOT OR COLD A PLACE IS |
| PRECIPITATION | RAIN, SNOW,SLEET AND HAIL:WATER THAT FALLS TO EARHT |
| CLIMATE | THE PATTERN OF WEATHER OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME |
| EQUATOR | AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO NORTHENR AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES |
| 3 OF THE SNOWIEST CITIES IN THE US | BUFFALO, SYRACUSE AND ROCHESTER |
| BLIZZARD | A STORM WITH STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW |
| HURRICANE | A POWERFUL STORM WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN |
| ENVIRONMENT | THE THINGS THAT SURROUND US SUCH AS LAND,WATER,AIR AND TREES |
| NATURAL RESOURCES | MATERIALS FOUND IN NATURE THAT PEOPLE CAN USE LIKE TREES, SOIL, WATER AND MINERALS |
| MINERAL | COMES FROM THE EARTH BUT IS NEITHER A PLANT NOR AN ANIMAL SUCH AS OIL AND IRON AND GOLD |
| RENEWABLE RESOURCES | CAN BE REPLACED AFTER THEY ARE USED LIKE TREES |
| CONSERVATION | THE CAREFUL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
| NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES | RESOURCES THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED SUCH AS CLAY AND STONE |
| POLLUTION | SOMETHING THAT MAKES OUR AIR, WATER OR SOIL DIRTY SUCH AS WHEN FACTORIES DUMP HARMFUL CHEMICALS INTO THE HUDSON RIVER |
| ACID RAIN | WHEN POLLUTION MIXES WITH MOISTURE IN THE AIR, IT FALLS TO THE GROUND AND COLLECTS IN LAKES WHERE IT KILLS FISH,CAN ALSO EAT AWAY AT STATUES AND BUILDINGS |
| RECYCLE | TO USE SOMETHING MORE THAN ONCE |
| WILDLIFE | ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THE WILD |
| ENDANGERED | IN DANGER OF DISAPPEARING FROM OUR STATE |