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- 3. precipitation and storms occur in this type of system that consists of lighter than average air
- 5. wind speed (mph) of the weakest possible hurricane
- 6. another name for a cold air mass
- 8. the heaviest air, represented as a line with triangles on a weather map
- 14. what type of air mass forms over the North Atlantic bringing cold air to Stroudsburg
- 18. the most dangerous result of a hurricane, occurs at the coast
- 19. thunderstorms form when warm, humid air does this quickly
- 20. dry air that moves into the U.S. from Canada or Mexico
- 21. these high-altitude clouds indicate fair weather today and precipitation soon because they form at the leading edge of storms
- 23. motion of air around a high pressure system in the northern hemisphere
- 25. the largest storm on Earth, gains it's strength from warm ocean waters
- 26. upper tropospheric wind that separates polar and tropical air and pushes storm systems around the planet
- 27. Puffy clouds that indicate fair weather
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- 1. temperature gets ________ as altitude increases in the troposphere
- 2. tall, puffy thunderstorm cloud which can drop hail, heavy rain, lightning, and tornadoes
- 4. a violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path and is capable of catastrophic destruction
- 7. means humid air that hovered over an ocean for awhile
- 9. middle part of the U.S. where most tornadoes occur
- 10. large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity as the area over which it forms
- 11. layered or flat cloud that brings all-day precipitation
- 12. clouds form when air cools to this temperature
- 13. a line of equal air pressure on a weather map
- 15. this is the location of the strongest winds in a hurricane
- 16. this frontal boundary results when cold air catches up to the front of a warm air mass and pushes it all off of the ground
- 17. the boundary line between two different air masses
- 18. the frontal boundary where neither cold nor warm air dominates the other
- 22. layered or flat clouds that cover most of the sky
- 24. this front is made of half circles on a weather map and pushes into cooler air