Ch. 8 Vocab Flashcard 2

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A humid air mass that forms over oceans

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Maritime

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A humid air mass that forms over land

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Continental

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Tropical storm with winds ≥ 119 km/h

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Hurricane

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A sudden spark or energy discharge from electrical charges jumping between clouds or to the ground.

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Lightning

Front

A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud touching Earth's surface

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Tornado

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Dome of water sweeping across the coast during a hurricane.

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Storm Surge

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Scientists studying weather causes and predictions

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Meterologists

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Line on a weather map joining places with the same temperature

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Isotherm

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A line on a weather map joining places with the same air pressure

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Isobar

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Warm air mass from tropics with low pressure

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Tropical