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chap17&18vocab

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a huge body of air that has simaler temperature,preesure,and humitity throuhout. AIRMASS
a warm air massthat forms in the tropics and has low pressure TROPICAL
a cold air mass that forms N. and S.of 50 latitued has high pressure POLAR
down side of mountin LEEWARD
side of mountin facing wind WINDWARD
a humid air mass that forms over oceans MARITIME
area where air masses met but dont mix FRONT
a dry air massthat forms over land. CONTINENTAL
cut off OCCLUDED
a swirling center of low air prssure CYCLONES
a high pressure center of dry air ANTICYCLONES
a violent disturbance in the athmosphere STORM
a sudden spark that jumps between the ground and a cloud LIGHTNING
a rapidly whirling funnel shaped cloud reaches down froma storm cloud to touch earth TORNADO
a tropical storm with winds of 119 km per hour usually 600 km across HURRICANE
dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands STORM SURGE
to move away temporarily EVACUATE
aveage year after year contitions CLIMATE
a sudden violent flood FLASH FLOOD
scientist who studies wheater METEOROLOGEST
map lines w/ same pressure ISOBAR
map lines same temperature ISOTERM
an abnormal climate change every 2-7 years EL NINO
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