Ch.17 and 18 vocab
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| air mass | A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout
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| tropical | warm, air masses form in the tropics and have low air pressure
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| polar | cold, air masses form north of 50° north latitude and south of 50° south latitude
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| maritime | air masses form over oceans
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| continental | air masses form over land, in the middle of continents, and are dry
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| occluded | cut off, warm air mass at an occluded front is cut off from the ground beneath it
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| front | area where air masses meet and do not mix
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| cyclones | swirling center of low air pressure
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| anticyclones | high-pressure center of dry air
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| storm | violent disturbance in the atmosphere
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| lightning | sudden spark,or energy discharge
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| tornado | rapidly whirling, funnel shaped
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