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