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A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
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air mass
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form in the tropics and have low air pressure
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tropical air masses
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form north of 50° north latitude and south of 50° south latitude
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polar air masses
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form over oceans
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maritime air masses
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form over land
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Continental air masses
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The boundary where the air masses meet becomes
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front
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The warm air mass is cut off
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occluded
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A swirling center of low air pressure
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cyclone
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high-pressure centers of dry air
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Anticyclones
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violent disturbance in the atmosphere
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storm
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small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
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Thunderstorm
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sudden 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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Lightning
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rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth’s surface
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Tornado
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tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher
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hurricane
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a “dome” of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands
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Storm surge
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