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Weather Instruments
Weather Insturments
25
Science
4th Grade
04/14/2011

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barometer

 

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tool used to measure wind speed

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rain gauge

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meteorologist

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water cycle

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anemometer

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cold front

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thermometer

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hygrometer

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Cold front that usually comes as a tunderstorm

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Front

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humidity

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high pressure

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decreases

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air pressure

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air pressure

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precipitation

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condensation

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atmosphere

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tornado

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evaporation

 

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forecast

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clouds

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water vapor

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warm front

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the continuous cycle of water on earth through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

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a gas in the earth's atmosphere

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a mass of tiny droplets of condensed water in the atmosphere

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a prediction of what the weather will be
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a storm that develops over land that has funnel shaped clouds

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the blanket of gases that surrounds earth

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the process of changing liquid water to water vapor

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the process of water vapor becoming liquid water when it cools
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any form of water which falls to earth

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the pushing force of air

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Does air pressure increases or decreases as you go higher in the atmosphere?

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 When cool air sinks, does it causes high pressure or low pressure to form? 

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the amount of water vapor in the air

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the area where two air masses meet

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When a cold mass bumps into a warm air mass it carries what type of front?

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Thick, white, puffy clouds

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Scientists who study weather

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instrument used to measure air pressure

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when cold air masses replace war air masses, often causing violent weather
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when warm air glides over and replaces cold air; often brings rain and drizzle

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tool used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air

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tool that measures precipitation

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tool used to measure the air temperature
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