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This is a huge body of air that has This is a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.air pressure at any given height.
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These are the names of the bands of These are the names of the bands of high-speed winds above Earth’s high-speed winds above Earth’s surface.surface.
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This type of air mass brings cool, humid This type of air mass brings cool, humid weather to the West Coast of the United weather to the West Coast of the United States.States.
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This general type of air mass forms over This general type of air mass forms over land.land.
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This is the name of the boundary where This is the name of the boundary where two different air masses meet.two different air masses meet.
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This kind of front forms when a two This kind of front forms when a two cold air masses cut a warm air mass cold air masses cut a warm air mass off from the ground.off from the ground.
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This is the way the winds of a cyclone This is the way the winds of a cyclone spins in the Northern Hemisphere.spins in the Northern Hemisphere.
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This is the type of front that forms when This is the type of front that forms when a warm air mass overtakes a slowly a warm air mass overtakes a slowly moving cold air mass.moving cold air mass.
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This is a violent disturbance in the This is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere.atmosphere.
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The sudden discharge of electricity in a The sudden discharge of electricity in a storm is referred to as ___________.storm is referred to as ___________.
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Snow falls when humid air cools below Snow falls when humid air cools below _______________ degrees Celsius._______________ degrees Celsius.
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A _________________ is a small A _________________ is a small storm often accompanied by heavy storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning.and lightning.
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This is a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped This is a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth’s surface.cloud to touch Earth’s surface.
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This is a tropical cyclone that has winds This is a tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher.of 119 kilometers per hour or higher.
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Tornadoes form in this type of cloud.Tornadoes form in this type of cloud.
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The storms that produce the highest The storms that produce the highest winds are _____________________.winds are _____________________.
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These are scientists who study the These are scientists who study the cause of weather and try to predict it.cause of weather and try to predict it.
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These are the lines on a weather map These are the lines on a weather map that join places with the same air that join places with the same air pressure.pressure.
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__________________ are used to __________________ are used to show areas of similar temperature on show areas of similar temperature on a weather map.a weather map.
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On a weather map, air pressure is On a weather map, air pressure is measured in ________________.measured in ________________.
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Scientists classify air masses according Scientists classify air masses according to ___________ characteristics.to ___________ characteristics.
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When a high pressure system is When a high pressure system is moving over Bonduel, we can expect moving over Bonduel, we can expect _________________ skies._________________ skies.
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These are high-pressure centers of dry These are high-pressure centers of dry air.air.
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Hurricanes that strike the East Coast of Hurricanes that strike the East Coast of the United States are most common the United States are most common in the months of __________, in the months of __________, __________, and _____________.__________, and _____________.
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The two characteristics of air masses The two characteristics of air masses are ___________ and __________.are ___________ and __________.
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A _______________ ______________ A _______________ ______________ air mass is a hot, dry air mass that air mass is a hot, dry air mass that forms in the dry areas of the forms in the dry areas of the Southwest and northern Mexico.Southwest and northern Mexico.
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Air masses in the United States are Air masses in the United States are commonly moved by the _________ commonly moved by the _________ _________ and jet stream._________ and jet stream.
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The jet stream blows from __________ The jet stream blows from __________ to ___________ and carries storms to ___________ and carries storms along the way.along the way.
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A(n) ______________ front forms A(n) ______________ front forms when a rapidly moving cold air mass when a rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slowly moving warm air runs into a slowly moving warm air mass.mass.
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________________ are low-pressure ________________ are low-pressure centers.centers.
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The _______________ of fronts is The _______________ of fronts is important for predicting weather important for predicting weather because weather occurs where fronts because weather occurs where fronts meet.meet.
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When two air masses meet and form a When two air masses meet and form a front, the air mass that ___________ front, the air mass that ___________ the front will determine the type of the front will determine the type of weather the area will have.weather the area will have.
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This is the name of the sound you hear This is the name of the sound you hear after you see lightning.after you see lightning.
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This is a major danger during severe This is a major danger during severe thunderstorms when there is a lot of thunderstorms when there is a lot of precipitation.precipitation.
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The lightning can warm the air around it The lightning can warm the air around it to as much as 30,000 degrees to as much as 30,000 degrees Celsius which is much hotter than the Celsius which is much hotter than the ________________’s surface.________________’s surface.
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This object forms when lightning strikes This object forms when lightning strikes sand or sandy soil.sand or sandy soil.
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A tornado _____________ means that A tornado _____________ means that a tornado has been spotted on the a tornado has been spotted on the ground or on radar.ground or on radar.
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A ________________ begins as a A ________________ begins as a tropical disturbance.tropical disturbance.
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Hurricanes don’t form over the northern Hurricanes don’t form over the northern Atlantic Ocean because the water is Atlantic Ocean because the water is too ___________________.too ___________________.
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The safest place to be during a The safest place to be during a _______________ is in a storm _______________ is in a storm shelter or the basement of a well-built shelter or the basement of a well-built building.building.
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Meteorologists use _______________, Meteorologists use _______________, _____________ and _____________ _____________ and _____________ to analyze weather data and to to analyze weather data and to prepare weather forecasts.prepare weather forecasts.
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On a weather map symbol, the filled in On a weather map symbol, the filled in circle means the station has circle means the station has ___________________ cloud cover.___________________ cloud cover.
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The two areas in which there have The two areas in which there have been technological improvements are been technological improvements are ___________ ___________ and ___________ ___________ and using computers.using computers.
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What will the weather be like in a city of What will the weather be like in a city of the northern part of the United States the northern part of the United States if a warm, moist front moves through if a warm, moist front moves through it?it?
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One of the tools meteorologists use to One of the tools meteorologists use to capture pictures of weather from capture pictures of weather from space is a _____________________.space is a _____________________.
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This is a ‘dome’ of water that sweeps This is a ‘dome’ of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane across the coast where the hurricane lands.lands.
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________________ and decreasing air ________________ and decreasing air pressure are associated with clouds, pressure are associated with clouds, winds, and precipitation.winds, and precipitation.
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Tornadoes are rated on the Fujita Tornadoes are rated on the Fujita scale. The highest rated tornadoes scale. The highest rated tornadoes are ranked as __________________.are ranked as __________________.
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