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WEATHER
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure. | air mass |
| a high-pressure center of dry air. | anticyclone |
| wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels. | cirrus |
| the change of state from a gas to a liquid. | condensation |
| a dry air mass that forms over land. | continental air mass |
| fluffy, white clouds, usually flat bottoms, that look like rounded piles of cotton. | cumulus |
| a swirling center of low air pressure. | cyclone |
| the temperature at which condensation begins | dew point |
| a line on a weather map that joins places that have the same air pressure. | isobar |
| the boundary where unlike air masses meet, but don't mix. | front |
| a rapidly whiriling funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch earth's surface. | tornado |
| a form of water that forms from clouds and reaches earth as rain. | precipitation |
| scientist that study the cause of weather and predict it. | meteorologist |
| a line on a weather map that joins places that have the same air pressure. | isotherm |
| a dome of water that sweeps accross the coast where a hurricane lands. | storm surge |
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