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Ch.17&18.1
Storms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| air mass | a huge body of air that has similar temperature, pressure, and humidity throughout |
| tropical | A warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure. |
| polar | A cold air mass that forms north of 50° north latitude or south of 50° south latitude and has high air pressure. |
| maritime | A humid air mass that forms over oceans. |
| front | The area where air masses meet and do not mix. |
| continental | A dry air mass that forms over land. |
| occluded, | Cut off, as the warm air mass at an occluded front is cut off from the ground by cooler air beneath it. |
| cyclone | A swirling center of low air pressure. |
| anticyclones | A high-pressure center of dry air. |
| leeward | the down wind of mountains |