paleozoic - ended with the largest extinction event ever
mesozoic - time in which the dinosaurs dominated
cenozoic - time in which the ice ages occurred
precambrian - time in which the first life developed
sun - primary force driving earth's weather
low - the type of pressure system that forms a tornado
warm ocean water - important factor in the formation of a hurricane
crouching in a low area - safe place to be in a thunderstorm
thunder - results from the heating and cooling of air molecules
floods - number one weather-related killer
condensation of water vapor - fuel for a hurricane
radiation - type of heat transfer from the sun's rays
calm with little wind - eye of a hurricane
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