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Chapter 11, Lesson 7 – Air Masses and Fronts Chapter 11, Lesson 8 – Severe Storms

Chapter 11, Lesson 7 – Air Masses and Fronts Chapter 11, Lesson 8 – Severe Storms. air mass front cold front warm front thunderstorm tornado hurricane storm surge.

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Chapter 11, Lesson 7 – Air Masses and Fronts Chapter 11, Lesson 8 – Severe Storms

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  1. Chapter 11, Lesson 7 – Air Masses and FrontsChapter 11, Lesson 8 – Severe Storms air mass front cold front warm front thunderstorm tornado hurricane storm surge

  2. cold front – cold air moves in under a warm air mass. Cold fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. There may be thunderstorms and strong winds. After the storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.

  3. cold front – cold air moves in under a warm air mass. Cold fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. There may be thunderstorms and strong winds. After the storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.

  4. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.

  5. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.

  6. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.

  7. warm fronts vs. cold fronts

  8. thunderstorm – the most common type of storm

  9. thunderstorm – the most common type of storm

  10. tornado – a violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path

  11. tornado – a violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path

  12. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center

  13. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center

  14. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center

  15. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore

  16. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore

  17. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore

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