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8thWeather Patterns
8th CONTENT PRACTICE B - WEATHER PATTERNS LESSON 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AIR MASS | AN_____ ________FORMS WHEN A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LINGERS OVER AN AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS |
| MARITIME | AN EXAMPLE OF A ___________AIR MASS IS A POLAR AIR MASS THAT FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| THUNDERSTORMS | THE FIRST STAGE OF A________ __________IS WHEN CLOUDS FORM, THIS IS THE CUMULUS STAGE |
| CONTINENTAL | DRY AIR MASSES THAT FORMS OVER LAND ARE CALLED--------- AIR MASSES |
| HURRICANE | A_________IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORM ON EARTH |
| OCCLUDED | AN_____________FRONT FORMS ON A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT CATCHES UP WITH A SLOW MOVING WARM |
| TORNADOES | MOST________OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. |
| DENSER | COLD AIR PUSHES UNDERNEATH WARM AIR BECAUSE IT IS___________ |
| TROPICAL | AN AIR MASS THAT FORMS NEAR THE EQUATOR IS A_______STORM |
| FRONT | A BOUNDARY BETWEEN TWO AIR MASSES IS A_________ |
| LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM | IN A ______-_________ ________RISING AIR COOLS AND WATER VAPOR CONDENSES, FORMING CLOUDS |
| THUNDER | RAPIDLY EXPANDING AIR MOLECULES NEAR A BOLT OF LIGHTENING CAUSE A SOUND THAT IS REFERRED TO AS_____________ |
| HURRICANE( OTHER NAME) | OTHER NAMES FOR A__________ARE TROPICAL CYCLONE AND TYPHOON |
| WARM | A______________FRONT FORMS WHEN A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT CATCHES UP WITH A SLOW-MOVING WARM FRONT |
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