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Air Mass
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A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humitidy, and air pressure at any given height.
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Tropical
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Warm air masses that form in the tropics and have low air pressure.
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Polar
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cold air masses that form noth of 50 degrees north latitude and south of 50 degree latitude. (have high pressure)
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maritime
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air masses that form over oceans
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continental
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air masses that form over land
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front
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the boundary where the air masses meet
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occluded
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cut off
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cyclone
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a swirling center of low air pressure
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anticyclone
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high-pressure centers of dry air
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storm
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a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
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Air Mass
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A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humitidy, and air pressure at any given height.
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Tropical
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Warm air masses that form in the tropics and have low air pressure.
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Polar
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cold air masses that form noth of 50 degrees north latitude and south of 50 degree latitude. (have high pressure)
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maritime
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air masses that form over oceans
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continental
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air masses that form over land
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front
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the boundary where the air masses meet
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occluded
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cut off
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cyclone
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a swirling center of low air pressure
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anticyclone
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high-pressure centers of dry air
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storm
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a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
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thunderstorm
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a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
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lightning
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a sudden spark, or electrical discharge, as these charges jump between parts of a cloud, between nearby clouds, or between a cloud and the ground
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tornado
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a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface
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hurricane
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a tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 km per hour or higher
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storm surge
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a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands.
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evacuate
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move away temporarily
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