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condensation


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the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state




Coriolis effect


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The way Earth's rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to
the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left




glaze

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a coating of ice on objects formed when supercooled rain freezes on
contact




jet streak


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a region of high wind speed that moves through the axis of a jet stream




tornado


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a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground




exosphere


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the layer of the atmosphere that fades into outer space




cold front

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forms when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes
air up (produces thunderstorms heavy rain or snow




earth vorticity


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vorticity due to Earth's daily rotation about its axis, is a function solely of
latitude higher the latitude, the greater the vorticity




front


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the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two
different air masses




continental arctic (cA)


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very cold, very dry air mass




jet stream

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