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Stack #175011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| violent, whirling wind associated with thunderstorms | tornado |
| line connecting points of equal temperature | isotherm |
| person who studies weather | meteorologist |
| temperature at which air is saturated and condensation begins | dew point |
| severe storm that forms over tropical oceans | hurricane |
| weather information collected by meteorologists at specific locations | station model |
| boundary formed between two colliding air masses | front |
| great masses of air molecules pushing down from above | air pressure |
| large body of air with the same properties as the surface over which it develops | air mass |
| includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail | precipitation |
| millions of drops of water suspended in the sky | cloud |
| present state of the atmosphere | weather |
| amount of moisture in air compared to amount needed for saturation at a given temperature | relative humidity |
| stratus cloud that forms near the ground | fog |
| air holding all the moisture it can at a particular temperature | saturated |
| what type of cloud brings long, steady rain | nimbostratus |
| line connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure | isobars |