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thunderstorm
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a very strong storm with alot of rain thunder and lightning
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hurricane
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a large spiralling storm system that can be as much as 600 km across
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tropical storm
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the stage of hurrican development when the winds of the tropical depression reach a constant speed of 63kmh
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tornado
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an intense wind storm often forms within a severe thunder storm
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forecast
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a prediction of what the weather will be like in the future
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station model
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an arrangement of symbols and numbers that showed the weather conditions recorded at the weather station
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surface map
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an energy that includes station models and information about fronts and centers of high and low pressure
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weather balloon
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a balloon released into the atmosphere that carries a package of instruments that record data about air temperature and pressure and humidity
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weather map
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a map that shows data about recent weather conditions across a large area
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air pressure
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the weight of air pressing down on an area
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relative humidity
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the comparison of the actual amount of moisture in the air to the greatest possible amount that could be in the air at the same temperature and pressure
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front
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the border between two air masses that collide
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thermosphere
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the upper layer of the atmosphere where temperatures are extremely high
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mesosphere
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the layer of the atmosphere where air is thin and most meteors burn up
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stratosphere
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the layer in the atmosphere in which ozone is present
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troposhere
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the bottom layer of earths atmosphere
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air mass
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the large body of air that has the same characteristics throughout
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