8.10B Weather Map Vocab

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Definition of air mass?

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A large body of air with similar temperature and moisture.

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What starts as a small thunderstorm and grows by absorbing warm air and moisture?

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Hurricane

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Border where two air masses meet

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Front

Front

Air moves from high to low pressure: ___________

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wind

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Often leads to rainy/stormy weather; winds rotate counterclockwise.

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Low pressure

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Fair weather; clockwise winds

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high pressure

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Storms occur when pressure differences cause ___________ air movement.

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rapid

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Low pressure tropical storm over warm ocean water with spinning winds around the eye.

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hurricane

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Naming air masses involves humidity and temperature.

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Humidity and temperature

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Characterization of an air mass formed over the ocean?

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Wet