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28 Cards in this Set
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El Nino
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a warm water event that occurs every 2 to 7 years that can cause dramatic climate changes
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anticyclone
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A high-pressure center of dry air.
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cold front
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rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slowly moving warm air mass, the denser cold air slides under the warm air
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continental polar
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large cold, dry air masses
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continental tropical
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hot, dry air masses formed only in the summer
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cumulonimbus clouds
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Fast rising clouds that ususally signal severe thunderstorms.
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cyclone
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a swirling center of low pressure.
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flood
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The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.
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flood saftey
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move to higher ground
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front
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an area where the air masses meet and do not mix
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hurricane
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A severe tropical storm with heavy rains and winds exceeding 75 miles per hour.
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hurricane saftey
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evacuate the area immediately
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isobars
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lines drawn on a weather map, joining places of equal pressure
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isotherms
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lines joining places that have the same temperature
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lake-effect snow
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snow caused by cold, dry air masses moving over a lake and picking up moisture
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maritime polar
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cold , humid air masses formed over the oceans
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maritime tropical
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warm humid air formed over the oceans
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meteorologist
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A specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions.
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occulded front
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a warm air mass caught between two cooler air masses.
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polar
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Extremely cold.
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satellites
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Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon.
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snowstorm saftey
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find shelter from the wind and stay dry
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stationary front
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front forms when a warm mass meets a cold air mass and niether move
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tornado
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A violent wind that moves very fast in a circular motion. This can cause great damage to trees, buildings, and anything in its way!
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tornado saftey
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move to the basement if possible or if outside go to a ditch
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tropical
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warm, air masses formed near the equator
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warm front
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a moving warm air mass collides with a slowly moving cold air mass. Because the cold air is denser the warm air moves over the cold.
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weather ballons
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devise that carries weather instruments into the troposphere and stratosphere to measure temperature, air pressure, and humidity
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