Geography Natural Hazards

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what is a storm surge?
an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm.
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what dose NOAA stand for?
natinoal oceanic atmospheric administration
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what dose FEMA stand for?
federal emergency managment agency
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define weather.
the state of the ir around us
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define cliamte
the weather taken on average over 30 years
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name a trait of the stratosphere
dry, stable
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name the four air masses
polar maritime, polar continental, tropical continental, tropical maritime.
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name a charectaristic of tropical maritime air
wet, humid, warm.
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how is air pressure measured?
barometer
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how is an occluded front formed?
when a cold front and a warm front meet and the cold dense front goes underneath the warm front.
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what dose NOAA stand for?

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natinoal oceanic atmospheric administration

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what dose FEMA stand for?

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define weather.

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define cliamte

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