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22 Cards in this Set
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The boundary that separates dissimilar air masses is called a ...
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front
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A winter storm characterized by winds exceeding 56 kilometers per hour, temperatures of 27 degrees C or lower, and falling or blowing snow that reduces visibility is known as...
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a blizzard
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A violent, rotating column of air that extends down from dark clouds and moves overland in a narrow, destructive path is...
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a tornado
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A very large, single-cell thunderstorm with particularly strong updrafts is...
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a super cell
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A discharge of electricity from a thundercloud to the ground, to another cloud, or to another spot within the cloud itself is...
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lightning
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The boundary that separates dissimilar air masses is called a ...
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front
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A winter storm characterized by winds exceeding 56 kilometers per hour, temperatures of 27 degrees C or lower, and falling or blowing snow that reduces visibility is known as...
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a blizzard
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A violent, rotating column of air that extends down from dark clouds and moves overland in a narrow, destructive path is...
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a tornado
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A very large, single-cell thunderstorm with particularly strong updrafts is...
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a super cell
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A discharge of electricity from a thundercloud to the ground, to another cloud, or to another spot within the cloud itself is...
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lightning
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The boundary between two dissimilar air masses, neither of which is displacing the other, usually resulting in cloudy weather and mild temperatures. is...
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stationary front
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A compact expression of weather information for an area, including temperature, dew point, weather conditions, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, and cloud cover is...
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station model
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The boundary between an advancing warm air mass and the colder air it is displacing.is called...
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a warm front
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The front that is formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and displaces it upward in an area of low pressure is called ...
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an occluded front
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The 1-5 scale used to rate a hurricane's intensity and estimate potential property damage and flooding is called the
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Saffir-Simpson scale
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A storm with rain, lightning, and thunder, and sometimes hail and tornadoes.
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a thunderstorm
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A large body of air in the lower troposphere that has similar characteristics throughout.
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air mass
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A line of thunderstorms that occurs ahead of a front, often preceded by strong winds.
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squall lines
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A large, rotating storm of tropical origin with sustained winds of at least 119 kilometers per hour.
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hurricane
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The boundary between an advancing cold air mass and the warm air mass it is displacing.
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cold front
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The study of processes that govern Earth's atmosphere.
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meteorology
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The rapid rise in water level along the coast as a hurricane or other tropical storm approaches.
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storm surge
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