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A ______________is a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane's eye moves onto land. | storm surge |
An ________ is an immense body of air that is characterized by similar tempertures and amounts of moisture at any given altitude. | air mass |
A _______ is a violent windstorm that takes the form of a rotating column of air called a vortex. | tornado |
A _________ forms when the surface position of a front does not move. | stationary front |
A____________ forms when a cold, dense air moves into a region occupied by warmer air. | cold front |
A_________ is a whirling tropical cyclone that produces sustained winds of at least 119 kph. | hurricane |
At the center of the storm is the _______ of the hurricane. | eye |
When two air masses meet, they form a _________. | front |
A________ is a storm generated from a cumulonimbus cloud that produces lightning and thunder. | thunderstorm |
When a cold front overtakes a warm front, an_______ forms. | occluded front |
A________ forms when warm air moves into an area formerly covered by cooler air. | warm front |
The_______ is a doughnut-shaped area that surrounds the center of a hurricane. | eye wall |