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chapter 18

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   show
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show A WARM AIR MASS THAT FORMS IN THE TROPICS AND HAS LOW AIR PRESSURE.  
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show A COLD AIR MASS THAT FORMS NORTH OF 50 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE OR SOUTH OF 50 DEGREES SOUTH LATITUDE AND HAS HIGH AIR PRESSURE.  
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show A HUMID AIR MASS THAT FORMS OVER OCEANS.  
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show A DRY AIR MASS THAT FORMS OVER LAND.  
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show THE BOUNDARY WHERE UNLIKE AIR MASSES MEET BUT DO NOT MIX.  
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show CUT OFF, AS IN A FRONT WHERE A WARM AIR MASS IS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO COOLER AIR MASSES.  
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CYCLONE   show
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show A HIGH-PRESSURE CENTER OF DRY AIR.  
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STORM   show
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show A SMALL STORM OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND FREQUENT THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.  
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LIGHTNING   show
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show A RAPIDLY SWIRLING, FUNNEL-SHAPED CLOUD THAT REACHES DOWN TO TOUCH EARTH'S SURFACE.  
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HURRICANE   show
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show A "DOME" OF WATER THAT SWEEPS ACROSS THE COAST WHERE A HURRICANE LANDS.  
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EVACUATE   show
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METEOROLOGIST   show
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show A LINE ON A WEATHER MAP THAT JOINS PLACES THAT HAVE THE SAME AIR PRESSURE.  
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ISOTHERM   show
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