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REFERS TO THE STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE AT A SPECIFIC TIME AND PLACE   WEATHER  
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AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR HELD IN THE AIR   HUMIDITY  
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IS A MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR PRESENT IN THE AIR COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR SATURATION AT A SPECIFIC TEMP.   RELATIVE HUMIDTY  
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CHANGES WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR   DEW POINT  
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WHEN AIR IS COLLED TO IT DEW POINT NEAR THE GROUND   FOG  
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IS A LARGE BODY OF AIR THAT HAS PROPERTIES SIMILAR TO THE PART OF EARTH'S SURFACE OVER WHICH IS DEVELOPS   AIR MASS  
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IT IS RECORDED ON A MAP USING A COMBINATION OF SYMBOLS   STATION MODEL  
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~CAN ADVANCE RAPIDLY~ THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN FORM AS WARMAIR SUDDENLY LIFTED UP OVER COLD AIR   COLD FRONT  
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WATER FALLING FROM CLOUDS   PRECIPITATION  
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THE MOST POWERFUL STROM   HURRICANE  
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A LINE THAT CONNECTS POINTS OF EQUAL TEMP.   ISOTHERM  
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~SLIDES OVER COLDER AIR ALONG A WARM FRONT FORMING A BOUNDARY WITH A GENTLE SLOPE.~THIS CAN LEAD TO HRS IF N OT DAYS OF WET WEATHER   WARM FRONT  
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TWO AIR MASSES OF DIFFERENT DENSITY MOISTURE OR TEMP   FRONT  
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WEATHER SERVICE CLASSIFIES A WINTER STORM   BLIZZARD  
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IS A LINE DRAWN TO CONNECT POINTS OF EQUAL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE   ISOBAR  
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IS A VIOLENTY ROTATING COLUMN OF AIR IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND   TORNADO  
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IS A PERSON WHO STUDIES THE WEATHER   METEOROLOGIST  
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RESULTS WHEN NIETHER COLD AIR NOR WARM AIR ADVANCES   STATIONARY FRONT  
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~CLOUD IS A PUFFY WHITE CLOUD~THESE CLOUD INDICATE FAIR WEATHER OR THUNDER STORMS   CUMULUS  
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MEANS HIGH CLOUDS   CIRRO  
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refers to clouds that lie at low elevation   prefix strato  
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~cloud is a white feathery cloud~these cloud can indicate storm weather   cirrus  
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~cloud is asmooth or layered cloud~these clouds indicate fair weather rain or snow   stratus  
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refers to cloud that lie at middle elevations   prefix alto  
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colder air forces warm air upward,that closes off the warm air from the surface   occluded front  
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