Key words and concepts for junior cert weather
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| meteorology | the study of weather
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| elements of weather | temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, sunshine
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| meteorologists | prepare the weather forecast
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| thermometer | used to measure temperature
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| celsius | unit measurement of temperature
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| isotherms | lines on a weather map that join places of equal temperature
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| isobars | lines on a weather map that join places of equal pressure
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| barometer | used to measure atmospheric pressure
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| millibars | unit of measurement of atmospheric pressure
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| relative humidity | the amount of water vapour in the air compared to the amount it would contain if it were saturated.
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| anemometer | measures wind speed
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| weather vane | measures the direction of wind
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