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SMMS Weather Vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| air mass | area of air over a land mass |
| cold front | when cold air moves in and pushes warm air up |
| warm front | when warm air moves in over the top of cold air and pushes it out |
| cumulus clouds | puffy white clouds that look like cotton |
| stratus clouds | layers of clouds |
| cumulonimbus clouds | large, high grey clouds that result in thunderstorms |
| cirrus clouds | high wispy clouds |
| front | where two air masses meet |
| meteorologist | a person who studies and predicts the weather |
| meteorology | the study of weather |