| A | B |
| to bump into another mass with force | collide |
| tornado cloud thaat is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground | funnel cloud |
| having a sharp, pointed edge or outline | jagged |
| the flash of light in the sky when electricity passes between clouds or between a cloud and the ground | lightning |
| flat, open grasslands | praries |
| to swirl in a circular motion | rotate |
| serious or extreme in nature | severe |
| cracking with intense heat | sizzling |
| rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel-shaped downspouts that can cause great detruction | tornadoes |
| tall cactuses native to the American Southwest | saguaros |
| the way somthing or someone is | conditions |
| the job a person does to make a living | occupation |
| upward-moving current of air | updraft |
| whirlpools made of rotating air or water | vortices |