Vocab for weather (last unit)
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| Air Mass | A large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it develops
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| Front | A boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature
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| Tornado | A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground
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| Hurricane | A large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the warm Atlantic Ocean
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| Blizzard | A cold, howling wind and blowing snow storm with winds at 56 km and with less than 400 m of visibility
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| Cold Front | Represented with blue triangles; it occurs when colder air advances towards warm air
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| Warm Front | Represented with red semicircles; Form when lighter,warmer air advances over heavier, colder air
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| Occluded Front | Shown with purple triangles & semicircles; Forms when a cold air mass moves towards a cool air with warm air between the two.
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| Stationary Front | Shown with red semicircles and blue triangles pointing downwards; Occurs when a boundary between air masses stops advancing
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| Meteorologist | A person who studies the weather
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| Station Model | A combination of symbols that show the weather conditions at a specific location on Earth
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| Isotherm | A line that connects points of equal temperature
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| Isobar | A line drawn to connect points of equal atmospheric pressure
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