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21 Cards in this Set
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Air masses |
Large areas of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture. |
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Air pressure |
The force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it. |
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Anemometer |
An instrument used to measure wind speed |
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Barometer |
An instrument used to measure air pressure. |
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Cold front |
A boundary where cold air pushes under warm air usually bringing violent weather (thunderstorm). |
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Cirrus clouds |
High altitude clouds with feather-like shapes made of ice crystals. |
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Cumulus clouds |
A puffy cloud that appears to rise from a flat bottom. |
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Dew |
Water that has condensed on a cool surface. |
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Fog |
Droplets of water vapor that are close to the ground, different than other clouds because it touches the Earth. |
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Front |
A boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures. |
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Hygrometer |
Measures humidity by determining how quickly water evaporates from a wet surface. |
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Meteorologist |
A person who studies weather and climate. |
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Nimbus clouds |
A cloud that is extremely dark and characteristic of storms. They are dark because they are carrying a lot of water droplets. |
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Rain gauge |
An instrument used to measure precipitation. |
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Stationary front |
A boundary between air masses that doesn’t move where cold and warm air meet. |
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Stratus clouds |
Clouds that form in blanket like layers (fog). |
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Stratus clouds |
Clouds that form in blanket like layers (fog). |
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Temperature |
The measure of how cold or hot something is. |
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Thermometer |
An instrument used to measure temperature. |
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Warm front |
A boundary between air masses where the warm air slides up and over the cold air. Usually results in drizzle and warmer temperatures. |
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Weather vane |
Measures wind direction and tells you where the wind is blowing from. |
