Weather Weather Weather

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I am something that can change day to day outside. 

                       

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Cumulus clouds that are higher than normal

Altocumulus

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This is a system caused by air swirling downward and can cause storms to form.

Low pressure system

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Puffy clouds found at a medium to low height.

Cumulus

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Seasonal periods of intense rain that is important to places including Australia, Western Africa, and Southern Asia

Monsoon

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This Cloud tells you a thunderstorm is on its way.

Cumulonimbus

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This can flood and damage homes due to strong winds and rain usually starting in the ocean and moving towards  coastline cities.

Hurricane

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This has rain, thunder and lightning.

Thunderstorm

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These are the number one cause of weather-related death in the US.

What are flash floods?

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A shallow water wave caused by the gravitational interactions between the Sun, Moon, and Earth or from an earthquake below the ocean

Tidal wave or Tsunami

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The boundary between two different air masses

Weather front

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This type of climate is close to the equator. It starts with the letter "T"

Tropical

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This climate is always cold and there is a type of bear named after it.

What is Polar?

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Where a dry air mass is likely to have formed

Land

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Small iced balls raining down creating damage

Hail

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Cold and dry

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Cold and wet

Maritime polar (mP)

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Warm and wet

Maritime tropical (mT)

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Warm and dry

Continental tropical (cT)

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The type of air mass that you are most likely to find over Arizona and New Mexico

Continental tropical (cT)

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This is a rise of water with no place to go.

Flood

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This is the amount of water in the air

Humidity

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This is a continuous period of dry weather or no precipitation.

Drought

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This is a storm that swirls over land.

Tornado

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Hazardous weather is more likely to occur when two air masses meet that are ______________?

Different

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Type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see 

Fog

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Weather front type that can cause thunderstorms and lots of precipitation.

Cold front

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When electricity builds up in the clouds and then discharges on the ground.

Lightning

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Snow that begins to melt as it reaches the ground, but doesn't melt completely

Sleet

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When rain falls and freezes on the ground immediately.

Freezing rain