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Barometer
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An instrument used to measure air pressure
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Fronts
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Points of contact between air mass
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Cold front
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Cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass
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Warm front
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When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass
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Stationary front
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Occurs when air masses tend to remain in place for a period of time
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Occluded front
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When two cold air masses collide and push a warm air mass up between them
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Thunderstorms
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Storms of heavy rain accompanied by lightning, thunder and sometimes hAil
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Tornado
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A violently rotating column of Air ; usually takes the form of is funnel shaped cloud extending downward out of a cumulonimbus cloud
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