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11 Cards in this Set
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Air mass
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huge body of air that moves from place to place.
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Weather
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condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
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Climate
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ny years.
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Front
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Place where two air masses of different temperatures meet.
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Occluded front
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Front that forms whan a cold front overtakes a warm front.
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Meteorology
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Scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and weather.
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Cumulonimbus cloud
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Tall, thick, white cumulus cloud that is dar at the bottom; also known as a thunderhead.
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Cyclone
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Area of low air pressure with circling winds.
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Hurricane
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Stormy cyclone with high winds that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Typhoon
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Stormy cylcone with high winds that forms over the Pacific Ocean.
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Tornado
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Cyclone that extends down from a cumulonimbus cloud and froms a funnel-shaped cloud.
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