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Weather
Stack #71099
Question | Answer |
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barometer | instrument used to measure air pressure |
front | boundary that forms when two air masses with different properties meet |
air mass | large bodies of air with uniform properties throughout |
air pressure | measure of the force of air pressing down on the Earth's surface |
anemometer | instrument used to measure wind speed |
atmosphere | mixture of gases that surround the Earth |
isobar | line on a weather map that connects locations with the same air pressure |
isotherm | line on a weather map that connects locations with the same temperature |
land breeze | flow of air from the land to the sea |
precipitation | water that falls from the atmosphere tp tje Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail |
rain gauge | instrument to measure rainfall |
sea breeze | flow of air from the sea to the land |