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storms- 17&18.1

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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 degrees north latitude or south of 50 degrees south polar
A humid air mass formed over the ocean. maritime
the area where air masses meet and do not mix front
A dry air mass that forms over land continental
cut,as the warm at an occluded front is cut off off from ground by cooler air beneath it. occlueded
A swirling center of low pressure cyclones
High pressure center of dry air Anticyclones
a scientist who studies the causes of weather and try to predict it meterologist
An Abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the pacific ocean, causing changes in winds, currents,and weather patterns that can lead to climate changes el nino
Lines on a map joining place that have the same air temperature Isobar
lines on a map joining places that have the same temperature Isotherms
A violent disturbince in the atmosphere Storm
A sudden spark, or energy or discharge, caused when electrical charges jumps between parts of a cloud or between a cloud and 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
A tropical storm that has winds of 119 klm. per hour or higher; typically about 600 klm. across hurricane
A dome of water that sweeps the coast where a hurricane lands storm surge
to move away temporarily Evacuate
A sudden, violent flood that occurs within a few hours, or even a few minutes, of a heavy rainstorm flash flood
the average, year after year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds climate
the sides of mountains that face oncoming wind windward
the down sides of mountains leeward
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