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Air mass | a large volume of air with nearly the same temperature and humidity at different locations at the same altitude |
Front | the boundary between two air masses |
High Pressure System | a large weather system that surrounds a center of high pressure |
Low Pressure System | a large weather system that surrounds a center of low pressure |
Tropical Storm | a low-pressure system that starts near the equator and has winds that blow 65 kilometers per hour |
Hurricane | a tropical low-pressure system with winds blowing at speeds of 120 kilometers per hour or more |
Storm Surge | huge mass of ocean water produced by a hurricane |
Blizzard | a blinding snowstorm with winds at least 56 km per hour and low temperatures |
Thunderstorm | a storm with thunder and lightning |
Tornado | a violently rotating column of air stretching from a cloud to the ground |
Meteorologist | a scientist who studies weather |
Isobar | a line on a surface weather map that connects places with the same air pressure |