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Weather part 2

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Warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass   WARM FRONT  
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Force of air pushing on an area   AIR PRESSURE  
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Sections of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture   AIR MASSES  
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Cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass   COLD FRONT  
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Boundary between air masses that doesn't move   STATIONARY FRONT  
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Measurement of water vapor in the air   HUMIDITY  
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Boundary between air masses that have different temperatures   FRONT  
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When a cold air mass meets a warm air mass, the possible result   VIOLENT WEATHER  
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High and low pressure areas on a weather map predict - weather   WINDY  
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Scientist who studies weather   METEOROLOGIST  
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Average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time   CLIMATE  
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Storm of heavy rain, lightning, and strong wind   THUNDERSTORM  
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Weather instrument that measures amount of precipitation   RAIN GAUGE  
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Weather instrument that measures pressure   BAROMETER  
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Weather instrument that measures how hot or cold it is   THERMOMETER  
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Government agency that has weather stations all over the US   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
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Very heavy snowstorm   BLIZZARD  
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Largest and most powerful storms   HURRICANES  
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Over the Atlantic Ocean near the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean   WHERE HURRICANES START  
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Weather instrument that measures air speed   ANEMOMETER  
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