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19 Cards in this Set
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A tool that measures the number of inches of rain that have fallen.
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Rain Gauge
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A tool that measures how hot or cold the air temperature is.
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Thermometer
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A tool that shows the direction which the wind is blowing.
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Weather Vane
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A tool that measures the speed that the wind is blowing.
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Anemometer
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A tool that measures the changes in air pressure.
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Barometer
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A strong storm with heavy snow and wind.
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Blizzard
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The amount of water vapor or moisture in the air.
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Humidity
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The forward edge of a mass of cold OR warm air.
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Front
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The conditions outside at a particular place and time.
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Weather
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The density or force of air on things.
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Air Pressure
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A large body of air with similar temperature and moisture.
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Air Mass
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The zone where a cold air mass is relplacing warm air.
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Cold Front
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The zone where a warm air mass is replacing cold air.
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Warm Front
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The weather for a region over a long period of time.
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Climate
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The phase of the water cycle where water changes from liquid to gas form.
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Evaporation
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The phase of the water cycle where water vapor collects on dust particles and forms clouds.
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Condensation
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The phase of the water cycle where water droplets become heavy enough to drop from the clouds in liquid or ice form.
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Precipitation
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The phase of the water cycle where runoff gathers together prior to evaporating back to the air.
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Collection
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