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air mass
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A huge body of air that has similar tempurature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
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tropical
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warm, air masses form in the tropics and have low air pressure
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polar
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cold, air masses form north of 50 degrees north latittude and south of 50 south latittude
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maritime
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air masses that form over oceans
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Continental
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air masses that form over land
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front
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the boundary where air masses meet
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occluded
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the warm air masses is cut off fro the ground
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cyclones
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a swirling center of low air pressure
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anitcyclones
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are high pressure centers of dry air
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storm
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is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
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thunderstorm
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is a small storm pften occompanied by heavy percipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
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lightning
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is a suden spark, or electrical discharge, as these charges jump between parts of a cloud, between nearby clouds, or between a CLOUD AND THE GROUND
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tornado
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is a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch earth's surface
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hurricane
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is a tropical cyclone that winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher
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storm surge
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a "dome" of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands
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