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Title: 13-1,2 & 4 vocab

Description: chapter 13 - 1,2,4

Total Flash Cards: 11

Created: 04/15/2009 18:56:56

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Term
a storm
 Definition
a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
Term
polar
 Definition
type of air mass that forms north of 50 degrees north latitude or south of 50 degrees south latitude.
Term
maritime
 Definition
type of air mass that forms over oceans.
Term
isobar
 Definition
lines on a map joining places that have the same air pressure
Term
occluded front
 Definition
type of front in which a warm air mass is cut off from the ground by 2 cool air masses beneath it.
Term
tropical
 Definition
type of air mass that forms in the tropics.
Term
lightening
 Definition
a sudden spark when electrical charges jump between parts of the cloud or between a cloud and the ground.
Term
isotherms
 Definition
lines on a map connecting places that have the same temperature
Term
tornado
 Definition
rapidly whirling funnel shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface.
Term
hurricane
 Definition
a tropical storm with winds of 119 kilometers per hour or 75 miles per hour or higher
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meteorologist
 Definition
scientist who studies the cause of weather and tries to predict it.