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Winter Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. flurry to become hardened into ice or a solid form through loss of heat.
2. icicle a covering for the hand, usu. made of cloth or leather and having separate sections for each finger and the thumb.
3. plow of snow, to fall lightly and for a short time.
4. frost of or pertaining to the geographic region encompassing the North Pole.
5. freeze the sudden rush of a large quantity of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain.
6. precipitation any of a variety of similar heavy tools or machines, such as a machine to clear away snow.
7. sled a light, white covering of dew or water vapor frozen into ice crystals.
8. glove a tapered spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
9. scarf any small or light piece, esp. of snow.
10. avalanche a flat platform of wood or other material, usu. mounted on runners, that is used to travel over snow and ice.
11. flake a mass or bank made up of drifting matter such as snow.
12. slush a usu. long and narrow woven or knitted garment worn around the neck, head, or shoulders.
13. ice water in a frozen, solid state.
14. arctic snow, rain, or the like, or the amount of such matter to fall on a given area in a given amount of time.
15. drift a large, long-handled scoop for digging or lifting heavy material such as earth, snow, or coal.
16. squall snow that is partly melted.
17. shovel to become unfrozen or melt.
18. thaw to storm suddenly and for a brief time.

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