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unit 11 lesson and 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| air mass | a body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure |
| front | the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something. |
| jet stream | a narrow, variable band of very strong, predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth |
| thunderstorm | a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail. |
| hurricane | a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. |
| lightning | the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder. |
| storm surge | a rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm. |
| thunder | a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air. |
| tornado | a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system |
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