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Environmental Studies
7th Grade
04/30/2013

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air mass
Definition
large body of air
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front
Definition
a boundary between two air masses of different density, temp, and moisture
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tornado
Definition
violent rotating column of air
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thunderstorm
Definition
occurs when there is a moist air mass along a front
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hurricane
Definition
large swirling low pressure system
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blizzard
Definition
if winds are 56khm, with low temperature
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meteorologist
Definition
some one who study's weather
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meteorology
Definition
study of weather
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isobar
Definition
line drawn that connects two equal points of atmospheric pressure
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isotherm
Definition
connects to points of equal tempreture
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station model
Definition
symbol forming weather
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lightning
Definition
rapid heating or cooling of air
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occulted fronts
Definition
come at each other
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stationary fronts
Definition
stay the same
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cold front
Definition
cold air advancing on warm air
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warm front
Definition
warm air advancing on cold air
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barometric pressure
Definition
atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer
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temperature
Definition
the heat or coolness of the air
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eye
Definition
the center of the storm usually hollow or non-affected
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flash flood
Definition
when all of the rivers can hold there water in a storm and overflow
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cool moist
Definition
usually comes from the SW and the SE
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warm moist
Definition
usually comes from the NE and NW
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cold dry
Definition
usually comes from the N
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hot dry
Definition
usually comes from the S
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watch
Definition
an initiated time when you should stay in your home and stay uptated on the wether
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watch
Definition
an initiated time when you should stay in your home and stay uptated on the wether
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