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13 Cards in this Set
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Anticyclone
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A region of relatively high atmospheric pressure
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Arctic Air Mass
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A large body of very cold air that originated int the Arctic (ESRT)
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Cold Front
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Boundary between a mass of cold air and the warmer air it is replacing
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Continental Air Mass
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Body of dry air that is low in humidity because it formed over a land area
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Cyclone
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Low-pressure system in which the winds rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and converge to the center
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Maritime Air Mass
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Body of air that is relatively moist because it formed over an ocean
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Mid-Latitude Cyclone
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an area of low pressure or a storm system, such as those that usually move eastward across the United States
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Occluded Front
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Type of weather front produced when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass, isolating the warm air above the ground
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Polar Air Mass
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A large body of cold air that originated near one of Earth's poles (ESRT)
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Source Region
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The location in which an air mass originated
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Stationary Front
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Interface or boundary, between two air masses that are not moving
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Tropical Air Mass
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A large body of warm air that originated close to the equator (ESRT)
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Warm Front
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Boundary between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing
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