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Weather
Weather Vocabulary
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Science
6th Grade
01/07/2011
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Thermometer
 Definition
Measures air temperature
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Wind Vane
 Definition
Shows wind direction
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Barometer
 Definition
Measures air pressure
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Rain Gauge
 Definition
Measures amount of precipitation
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Hygrometer
 Definition
Measures humidity
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Psychrometer
 Definition
Measures relative humidity
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Anemometer
 Definition
Measures wind speed
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Forecast
 Definition
Prediction of what the weather will be like
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Meteorologist
 Definition
A scientist that studies the weather
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Air Pressure
 Definition
The force of air molecules pushing on an area
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Relative Humidity
 Definition

compares the amount of water vapor in air with the maximum amount of water vapor that can be present at that temperature
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