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| amount of water vapor in the air |
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| process in which liquid turns to vapor |
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| area of high pressure where air moves apart and sinks |
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| temperature to which air must cool to be saturated |
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| process in which water vapor turns to liquid |
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| area of low pressure where air masses meet and rise |
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| area in which two types of air masses meet |
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| a stationary front brings this kind of weather |
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| many days of cloudy, wet weather |
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| If there is a tornado warning, you should |
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| go to a room with no windows |
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| What percentage of the world's tornadoes occur n the US? |
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| The most dangerous part of a hurricane is the |
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| show high and low pressure areas |
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| an electric discharge between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area |
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| Why do meteorologists track cyclones and anticyclones? |
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| because they help predict stormy or clear weather |
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| Which form of precipitation may be sent up into clouds many times? |
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| tracks the location, movement, and amount of precipitation |
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| consists of two thermometers and is used to find relative humidity |
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| forms over polar regions; cold |
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| forms over the Tropics;warm |
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