| A | B |
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| air mass | a body of air having the same temperature and air pressure throughout. |
| thunderstorm | a storm that produces lightning, thunder, heavy rain,and strong winds. |
| stratus clouds | low, flat clouds that often bring drizzle. |
| front | a place where two different types of air masses meet. |
| cirrus clouds | thin feathery clouds made up of ice crystals high in the sky |
| cumulus clouds | large puffy clouds. |
| weather forecaster | someone who makes predictions about the weather. |
| weather satellites | devices in space that collect and record weather information. |
| cold front | the leading edge of a wold air mass that forms as cold air meets warm air |
| warm front | the leading edge of a wrm air mass that forms as warm air meets cold air. |
| flash floods | sudden and violent floods. |
| hurricanes | large, violent stroms that form over warm ocean water. |
| tornado | a violent, funnel-shaped storm of spinning wind. |
