| A | B |
|---|
| low pressure | combined with high winds causes a hurricane's storm surge |
| isotherms | places on weather map have the same temperature |
| condenstation | water vapor in air becomes liquid water |
| flash flood | sudden violent floods shortly after a storm |
| stationary front | may bring days of precipitation because neither air mass can move the other |
| anticyclone | winds spiral out towards areas of lower pressure |
| hurricane | long lasting storm with winds of 119 km/h that froms over the warm surface of the ocean |
| occluded front | warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses |
| drought | long period of little rainfall |
| Continental tropical | hot, dry air moves into the southwest in the summer |
| cold front | fast moving front that brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies |
| Continental polar | cold, dry air masses that blow into the US from Canada |
| hailstone | ice pellet larger than 5 mm in diameter |
| maritime tropical air mass | brings storms to US summer |
