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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a huge body of air that has similer temperatures & humidity thtoughout | air mass |
| a warm air mass that forms in the tropics & has low pressure | tropical |
| a cold air mass that forms north of 50 degrres north laditude or south | polar |
| a humid air mass that forms over oceans | maritime |
| the area where air masses meet & don't mix | front |
| a dry air mass that forms over land | continental |
| cutoff,as the warm air mass at an occluded front is cutoff from the ground by cooler air beneth it | occluded |
| a swirling center of low air pressure | cyclones |
| a high-pressure center of a dry air | anticyclones |
| scientist who study the causes of wheather & try to predict it | meteorologist |
| 2 to 7 years in the pacific ocean an abnormal climate event occurs | el nino |