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17 and 18.1-storms
science vocab
| definition | word |
|---|---|
| A huge body of air that has similar temperature, pressure, and humidity throughout. | air mass |
| A warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure. | tropical |
| A cold air mass that forms north of 50° north latitude or south of 50° south latitude and has high air pressure. | polar |
| A humid air mass that forms over oceans | maritme |
| The area where air masses meet and do not mix. | front |
| A dry air mass that forms over land | continental |
| Cut off, as the warm air mass at an occluded front is cut off from the ground by cooler air beneath it. | occluded |
| A swirling center of low air pressure. | cyclones |
| A high-pressure center of dry air. | anticyclones |
| A violent disturbance in the atmosphere. | storm |
| A sudden spark, or energy discharge, caused when electrical charges jump between parts of a cloud or between a cloud and the ground. | lightning |
| A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface, usually leaving a destructive path. | tornado |
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