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storms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| air mass | a huge body of air that has similar temperature ,pressure,and humidity throughout . |
| tropical | warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure |
| polar | a cold air mass that forms north of 5o latitute and 50 south latitude and has a 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. |
| cyclones | a swirling center of dry air |
| anticyclone | a high pressure center of dry air |
| meteoroligists | Cut off, as the warm air mass at an occluded front is cut off from the ground by cooler air beneath it. |