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air mass large body of air that has properties of the part of earth's surface on which it develops over land is dry compared with one that develops over water
front boundary between two air masses with different temperatures, density, or moisture; can be cold,warm, occulted, and stationary.
tornado violent whirling windstorm that crosses land in a narrow path and can result from wind shears inside a thunderhead.
hurricane large severe storm that forms over tropical oceans and has winds of at least 120km/h and loses power when it reaches land.
blizzard winter storm that last at lest three hours with temperatures of12 degrees celsius or below poor visibility and winds of at least 51 km/h.
meteorologist study weather and uses information from the doppler radar to make wether maps and provide forecasts.
station model indicates weather conditions at a specific location using symbols on a map.
isotherm line drawn onto a weather map that connects points having an equal temperature.
isobar lines drawn on a weather map that connect points having equal atmospheric pressure;and shows wind speed.
cold front occurs when cooler air advances toward the warm air.
warm front form when lighter warmer air advances over heavier cold air.
occulted front cold air masses move toward cool air with warm air between the two.
stationary front a boundary between air masses stops advancing.
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