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air mass
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A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
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tropical
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or warm, air masses form in the tropics and have low air pressure
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polar
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or cold, air masses form north of 50° north latitude and south of 50° south latitude
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maritime
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air masses form over oceans
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continental
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air masses form over land
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front
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The boundary where the air masses meet becomes
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occulded
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The warm air mass is cut off
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cyclone
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swirling center of low air pressure
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anticyclone
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Winds spiral outward from the center of an anticyclone, moving toward areas of lower pressure
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storm
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is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
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thunderstorm
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is a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning. Thunderstorms form in large cumulonimbus clouds, also known as thunderheads
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lightning
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is 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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is 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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is a tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher
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storm surge
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Storm surges can cause great damage, washing away beaches, destroying buildings along the coast, and eroding the coastlines
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