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chap17&18vocab
Question | Answer |
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a huge body of air that has simaler temperature,preesure,and humitity throuhout. | AIRMASS |
a warm air massthat forms in the tropics and has low pressure | TROPICAL |
a cold air mass that forms N. and S.of 50 latitued has high pressure | POLAR |
down side of mountin | LEEWARD |
side of mountin facing wind | WINDWARD |
a humid air mass that forms over oceans | MARITIME |
area where air masses met but dont mix | FRONT |
a dry air massthat forms over land. | CONTINENTAL |
cut off | OCCLUDED |
a swirling center of low air prssure | CYCLONES |
a high pressure center of dry air | ANTICYCLONES |
a violent disturbance in the athmosphere | STORM |
a sudden spark that jumps between the ground and a cloud | LIGHTNING |
a rapidly whirling funnel shaped cloud reaches down froma storm cloud to touch earth | TORNADO |
a tropical storm with winds of 119 km per hour usually 600 km across | HURRICANE |
dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands | STORM SURGE |
to move away temporarily | EVACUATE |
aveage year after year contitions | CLIMATE |
a sudden violent flood | FLASH FLOOD |
scientist who studies wheater | METEOROLOGEST |
map lines w/ same pressure | ISOBAR |
map lines same temperature | ISOTERM |
an abnormal climate change every 2-7 years | EL NINO |