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7th Grade
04/30/2013

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air mass
Definition
large body of air that has properties similar to area over earth were it developed
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front
Definition
boundrary between 2 air massses of diff. density, moisture or temperature
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tornado
Definition
violently rotating column of air that toiuches the ground
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hurricane
Definition
large, swirling, low pressure system that forms over Atl. Ocean
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blizzard
Definition
winds are 56km/h temp is low, visibility less than 400m in falling or blowing snow, and must last for 3 hr.
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meterologist
Definition
person who studies weather
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station model
Definition
shows weather conditions at a certain place
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isotherm
Definition
line that connects places of equal temperature
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isobar
Definition
line drawn to connect places of equal atmospheric pressure.
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lightning
Definition
flashes when current flows between regions of opposite electrical charge
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thunder
Definition
results from rapid heating of air around bolt of lightning
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thunderstoms
Definition
occur in warm, moist air masses and aloing fronts.
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cold front
Definition
when cold air moves under warm air
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warm front
Definition
when warm air moves over cold air
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stationary front
Definition
when cold and warm air don't advance
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T/F Lightning results from rapid heating of air around a bolt of thunder
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F
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T/F Hurricanes form over the Pacific Ocean
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F
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T/F Tornadoes come in contact with the ground
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F
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T/F Atmospheric pressure varies over Earth's surfaces
Definition
Term
_/\_/\_/\
Definition
Symbol to represent a cold front
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_semicircle_semicircle
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Symbol to represent a warm front
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_/\_semi_/\
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symbol to represent a occluded front
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occluded front
Definition
involves 3 air masses, warm, cool, and cold. Cold moves toward cool with warm in the way
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Weather Map
Definition
shows highs, lows, fronts, temps, ect.
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Most powerful storm?
Definition
HURRCIANE
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