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13 Cards in this Set
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Air mass?
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temperature, humidity and air pressure that are similar in a huge body of air.
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Trpical
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warm that has low air pressure and is from the tropics.
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Polar
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cold that has high air pressure
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Maritime
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a humid air mass that forms over oceans
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Continental
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dry air mass that forms over lands
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Front
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The boundary where air masses meet.
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Occluded
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Warm air mass that is cut off
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Cyclone
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Aswirling center of low air pressure
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Anticyclone
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high air pressure centers of dry air
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Storm
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A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
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Thunderstorm
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When warm humid air rises within a cumulonimbus cloud
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Lightening
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A sudden spark or electrical discharge
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Tornado
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A rapidly swirling funnel shaped cloud
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