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19 Cards in this Set
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occluded
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cut off, as the warm air mass at an occluded front is cut off from the ground by cooler air beneath it
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meteorologist
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scientists who study the causes of weather and try to predict it
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Air Mass
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a huge body of air that has similar temperature, pressure, and humidity throughout
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who
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what
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evacuate
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to move away temporarily
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where
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why
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maritime
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a humid air mass that forms over oceans
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tornado
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a rapidly whirling, funnel shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch earth's surface, usually leaving a destructive path
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tropical
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a warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure
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lightning
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a spark, or energy discharge, caused when electrical charges jump between parts of a cloud or between a cloud and the ground
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polar
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a cold air mass that forms north of 50 degrees north latitude or 50 degrees south latitude and has high air pressure
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anticyclone
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a high pressure center of dry air
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continental
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a dry air mass that forms over land
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hurricane
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a tropical storm that has winds of up to 119kilometers per hour or even higher
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storm
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a violent disturbanc in the atmosphere
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cyclone
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a swirling center of low air pressure
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storm surge
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a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands
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front
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the area where air masses meet and do not mix
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