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B and W chapter 18

chapter 18

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AIR MASS A HUGE BODY OF AIR THAT HAS SIMILAR TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND AIR PRESSURE AT ANY GIVEN HEIGHT.
TROPICAL A WARM AIR MASS THAT FORMS IN THE TROPICS AND HAS LOW AIR PRESSURE.
POLAR A COLD AIR MASS THAT FORMS NORTH OF 50 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE OR SOUTH OF 50 DEGREES SOUTH LATITUDE AND HAS HIGH AIR PRESSURE.
MARITIME A HUMID AIR MASS THAT FORMS OVER OCEANS.
CONTINENTAL A DRY AIR MASS THAT FORMS OVER LAND.
FRONT THE BOUNDARY WHERE UNLIKE AIR MASSES MEET BUT DO NOT MIX.
OCCLUDED CUT OFF, AS IN A FRONT WHERE A WARM AIR MASS IS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO COOLER AIR MASSES.
CYCLONE A SWIRLING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE.
ANTICYCLONE A HIGH-PRESSURE CENTER OF DRY AIR.
STORM A VIOLENT DISTURBANCE IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
THUNDERSTORM A SMALL STORM OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND FREQUENT THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
LIGHTNING A SUDDEN SPARK, OR ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE, BETWEEN NEARBY CLOUDS, OR BETWEEN A CLOUD AND THE GROUND.
TORNADO A RAPIDLY SWIRLING, FUNNEL-SHAPED CLOUD THAT REACHES DOWN TO TOUCH EARTH'S SURFACE.
HURRICANE A TROPICAL STORM THAT HAS WINDS OF ABOUT 119 KM PER HOUR OR HIGHER.
STORM SURGE A "DOME" OF WATER THAT SWEEPS ACROSS THE COAST WHERE A HURRICANE LANDS.
EVACUATE TO MOVE AWAY TEMPORARILY.
METEOROLOGIST A SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES THE CAUSES OF WEATHER AND TRIES TO PREDICT IT.
ISOBAR A LINE ON A WEATHER MAP THAT JOINS PLACES THAT HAVE THE SAME AIR PRESSURE.
ISOTHERM A LINE ON A WEATHER MAP THAT JOINS PLACES THAT HAVE THE SAME TEMPERATURE.
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