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A huge body of air that has similar temperature, pressure, and humidity throughout. | AIR MASS |
A warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure. | TROPICAL |
A cold air mass that forms north of 50° north latitude or south of 50° south latitude and has high air pressure | POLAR |
A humid air mass that forms over oceans | MARITIME |
A dry air mass that forms over land | CONTINENTAL |
The area where air masses meet and do not mix. | FRONT |
A swirling center of low air pressure | CYCLONE |
A high-pressure center of dry air | ANTICYCLONE |
A violent disturbance in the atmosphere | STORM |
A sudden spark, or energy discharge, caused when electrical charges jump between parts of a cloud or between a cloud and the ground. | LIGHTNING |
A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface, usually leaving a destructive path. | TORNADO |
A tropical storm that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher; typically about 600 kilometers across | HURRICANE |
A dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands | STORM SURGE |
To move away temporarily | EVACUATE |
A sudden, violent flood that occurs within a few hours, or even minutes, of a heavy rainstorm. | FLASH FLOOD |
Scientists who study the causes of weather and try to predict it. | METEOROLOGISTS |
An abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the Pacific Ocean, causing changes in winds, currents, and weather patterns that can lead to dramatic climate changes. | EL NINO |
Lines on a map joining places that have the same air pressure. | ISOBAR |
Lines on a map joining places that have the same temperature. | ISOTHERMS |
The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area. | CLIMATE |