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| large body of air that has properties similar to earth’s surface over which it forms |
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rotate clockwise
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rotate counterclockwise
• Poor weather (rain, storms) |
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| a boundary between two air masses |
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| cold air advances (plows under) toward warm air |
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| warm air advances (plows over) toward cold air |
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| neither one advances (stalemate) |
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| severe rain storms cumulonimbus clouds |
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| flooding, strong winds, hail |
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| rapid up and down movement of air causes buildup of charge (like static elecricity |
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| heating up of air by lightning |
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