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16 Cards in this Set
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air mass
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a huge body of air that has similar temp, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
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tropical
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warm
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polar
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cold
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maritime
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a humid air mass that forms over oceans.
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continental
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a dry air mass that forms over land
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front
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the boundery where air masses meet
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occluded
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where the warm air mass it cut off from the ground
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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 offten accompined by heavy precipitation
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lighting
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a sudden spark, or eletrical discharge
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tornado
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a rapidly whirling, funnel shaped cloud that reaches out 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 119km per hour of higher
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storm surge
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a dome of water that sweeps across the coast when the hurricane lands
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evacuate
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move away temporarily
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