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Everette
Weather patterens
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Science
7th Grade
05/07/2014

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Term
air mass
Definition
large body of air that has properties similar to the Earths surface below it
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high pressure system
Definition
rotates clockwise
good weather
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low pressure system
Definition
rotates counterclockwise
bad weather
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front
Definition
boundary between two air masses
always has precipitation
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cold front
Definition
cold air advances
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warm front
Definition
warm air advances
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stationary front
Definition
neither one advances
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thunderstorms
Definition
sever rain storms
cumulonimbus
Term
lightning
Definition
rapid up & down movement of air causes buildup of charge
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thunder
Definition
heating up air by lightning
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tornado alley
Definition
area in Midwest where 90% of the earths tornadoes occur
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tornado season
Definition
April to June
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fajita scale
Definition
scale from 0-5
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Hurricane
Definition
most powerful storm low pressure
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1st
Definition
tropical depression
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2nd
Definition
tropical storm
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3rd
Definition
hurricane winds over 74 mph
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hurricane season
Definition
June thru October
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Blizzards
Definition
severe weather storms in the winter
Term
blizzards need to have...
Definition
high winds, low visibility, persist for 3 hours
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meteorologist
Definition
someone who study weather
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meteorology
Definition
the study of weather
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station model
Definition
a combonation of symbbols on a weather map
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isotherm
Definition
line connecting points of equal pressure
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isobar
Definition
line connecting equal points of pressure
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barometer
Definition
instrument used to measure air pressure
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