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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | the thin envelope of gases that surrounds the planet |
| Stationary Front | a front in which the cold air mass and warm air mass are moving at the same place and have the same amount of strength so they are stuck |
| Global Winds | the winds that never stop moving and move the air masses around the planet |
| Air mass | a huge body of air that has similar temperature humidity and air pressure throughout |
| Front | the boundary where air masses meet but do not mix |
| meteorologist | a scientist who studies and predicts weather |
| air pressure | the pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area |
| wind | the horizontal movement of air from an area of high to low pressure |
| hurricane | a tropical storm that has wind speeds of up to 119 kilometers per hour |
| cumulonimbus | the cloud that gets very tall right before a thunderstorm or tornado occurs |