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_____________form when large amounts of warm ocean water evaporate into the air and there is low pressure.
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HURRICANES
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Most water vapor comes from this body of water
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OCEANS
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Areas that have similar climates are often found in the similar
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LATITUDES
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The climate of an area is based on these 2 things:
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TEMPERATURES and PRECIPITATION
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Why are there warm climates near the Equator?
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EQUATOR GETS MORE DIRECT SUNLIGHT
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Describe Continental air masses:
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over land, dry air
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Describe Polar air masses:
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COLD AIR
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Describe Maritime air masses:
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OVER WATER, HUMID, WET AIR
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Describe TROPICAL air masses:
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WARM AIR
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When cool dry air meets warm moist air, what happens?
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STORMY WEATHER
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What front occurs when warm air takes over cold air?
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WARM FRONT
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What causes an occluded front?
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WARM AIR CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 COLD AIR MASSES
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What causes hurricanes?
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WARM OCEAN WATER EVAPORATING IN LARGE AMOUNTS
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How would warmer than usual ocean water affect the number of hurricanes?
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THERE WILL BE MORE HURRICANES THAN USUAL
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What causes thunder?
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RAPID EXPANSION OF HEATED AIR
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What is one characteristic that hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms all share?
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LOW PRESSURE AIR
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Which kind of severe weather causes the most deaths?
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FLASH FLOOD
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As more warm water evaporates during a hurricane, how does it affect the hurricane?
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MAKES THE HURRICANE STRONGER
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Warm, humid air rising quickly and continuing to rise causes ______________ to form
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TORNADOES
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If abnormally warm water enters an area that normally has cold water, there will be more __________
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RAIN
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Thunderstorms can happen when the weather is __________ and ____________
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Cool and humid
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Warm air that is rising comes in contact with sinking cold, causing a _______________
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THUNDERSTORM
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Cold fronts bring _________ weather with COOL, CLEAR skies afterwards
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STORMY
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Warm fronts bring _______________ weather .
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warmer
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