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Chap 19 Vocab - weather

McDougal Littell

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Air massa large volume of air with nearly the same temperature and humidity at different locations at the same altitude
Frontthe boundary between two air masses
High Pressure Systema large weather system that surrounds a center of high pressure
Low Pressure Systema large weather system that surrounds a center of low pressure
Tropical Storma low-pressure system that starts near the equator and has winds that blow 65 kilometers per hour
Hurricanea tropical low-pressure system with winds blowing at speeds of 120 kilometers per hour or more
Storm Surgehuge mass of ocean water produced by a hurricane
Blizzarda blinding snowstorm with winds at least 56 km per hour and low temperatures
Thunderstorma storm with thunder and lightning
Tornadoa violently rotating column of air stretching from a cloud to the ground
Meteorologista scientist who studies weather
Isobara line on a surface weather map that connects places with the same air pressure


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