B and W chapter 18 Word Scramble
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| AIR MASS | A HUGE BODY OF AIR THAT HAS SIMILAR TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND AIR PRESSURE AT ANY GIVEN HEIGHT. |
| TROPICAL | A WARM AIR MASS THAT FORMS IN THE TROPICS AND HAS LOW AIR PRESSURE. |
| POLAR | A COLD AIR MASS THAT FORMS NORTH OF 50 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE OR SOUTH OF 50 DEGREES SOUTH LATITUDE AND HAS HIGH AIR PRESSURE. |
| MARITIME | A HUMID AIR MASS THAT FORMS OVER OCEANS. |
| CONTINENTAL | A DRY AIR MASS THAT FORMS OVER LAND. |
| FRONT | THE BOUNDARY WHERE UNLIKE AIR MASSES MEET BUT DO NOT MIX. |
| OCCLUDED | CUT OFF, AS IN A FRONT WHERE A WARM AIR MASS IS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO COOLER AIR MASSES. |
| CYCLONE | A SWIRLING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE. |
| ANTICYCLONE | A HIGH-PRESSURE CENTER OF DRY AIR. |
| STORM | A VIOLENT DISTURBANCE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| THUNDERSTORM | A SMALL STORM OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND FREQUENT THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. |
| LIGHTNING | A SUDDEN SPARK, OR ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE, BETWEEN NEARBY CLOUDS, OR BETWEEN A CLOUD AND THE GROUND. |
| TORNADO | A RAPIDLY SWIRLING, FUNNEL-SHAPED CLOUD THAT REACHES DOWN TO TOUCH EARTH'S SURFACE. |
| HURRICANE | A TROPICAL STORM THAT HAS WINDS OF ABOUT 119 KM PER HOUR OR HIGHER. |
| STORM SURGE | A "DOME" OF WATER THAT SWEEPS ACROSS THE COAST WHERE A HURRICANE LANDS. |
| EVACUATE | TO MOVE AWAY TEMPORARILY. |
| METEOROLOGIST | A SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES THE CAUSES OF WEATHER AND TRIES TO PREDICT IT. |
| ISOBAR | A LINE ON A WEATHER MAP THAT JOINS PLACES THAT HAVE THE SAME AIR PRESSURE. |
| ISOTHERM | A LINE ON A WEATHER MAP THAT JOINS PLACES THAT HAVE THE SAME TEMPERATURE. |
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