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These two characteristics are uniform in a large body of air.

Effect caused by the Earth’s rotation.

This type of air rises and this type sinks.

There are this many air masses that take place over the US.

Name the 4 major air masses and describe each.

Waves along boundary of a polar front are beginnings of low pressure storm centers

Has winds over 120km/hr

The lone difference between a hurricane and typhoon.

The air of this flows outward from a center of high pressure.

Name the three stages of a thunderstorm.

Cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass

Forms a line of thunderstorms along a cold front

Smallest, most violent shortest- lived storm.

Tornado formed over water.

Only 10% to 20% takes place between the clouds and the ground.

We studied this many types of thermometers.

It consists of a bar made up of 2 strips, each of a different metal.

Measures wind speed

Measures wind direction.

Electronic device that transmits pulses of radio waves in the form of a beam.

Name 5 hurricanes

2 differences between tropical and polar air

Lifts a warm front completely off the ground.

A bend formed in a cold front or a stationary front

From 1962 to 1983 this group tried to prevent storms by cloud seeding.

More than 4,000 years ago people used this to predict weather.

Cluster of symbols

These forecasts predict weather conditions for a 48 hour period.

Name the person responsible for bringing you the daily weather.

Weather observers at stations all over the world report conditions this often

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