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| large body of air that has properties similar to the Earths surface below it |
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rotates clockwise
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rotates counterclockwise
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boundary between two air masses
always has precipitation |
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sever rain storms
cumulonimbus |
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| rapid up & down movement of air causes buildup of charge |
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| heating up air by lightning |
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| area in Midwest where 90% of the earths tornadoes occur |
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| most powerful storm low pressure |
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| hurricane winds over 74 mph |
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| severe weather storms in the winter |
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| blizzards need to have... |
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| high winds, low visibility, persist for 3 hours |
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| someone who study weather |
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| a combonation of symbbols on a weather map |
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| line connecting points of equal pressure |
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| line connecting equal points of pressure |
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| instrument used to measure air pressure |
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