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Chapter 12
Weather Prediction
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Science
8th Grade
02/03/2011

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What are the five steps used in gathering weather information?
Definition
-gather data
-report data to central source
-analyze the data
-make predictions
-distribute the prediction
Term
Name three complex instruments used to gather weather data.
Definition
Radar, Satellites, and automated weather buoys and stations.
Term
Who invented the first device to measure temperature. What was it called?
Definition
Galileo invented the thermoscope.
Term
Who invented the fahrenheit scale?
Definition
Gabriel Fahrenheit
Term
Who invented the celsius scale?
Definition
Anders Celsius and Jean Pierre Christin.
Term
What measures wind speed?
Definition
Anemometer
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What measures humidity?
Definition
Hygrometers
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