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3rd Weather
3rd Weather Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | air that surrounds the Earth; made of a mixture of gases |
| temperature | a way of measuring how hot or cold something is; temperature is measured using either the Fahrenheit (F) or Celsius (C) scale |
| front | a boundary separating two masses of air |
| wind | the flow of gases on a large scale |
| anemometer | device used for measuring wind speed |
| wind speed | how fast the air is moving; wind speed is commonly measured with an anemometer |
| wind vane | a weather instrument used to show the direction of the wind; often ornamental |
| weather map | a map showing weather conditions over a wide area |
| weather | day to day condition of atmosphere in an area; it has short-term variations (minutes to weeks). |
| cloud cover | the amount of sky covered (obscured) by clouds |
| compass | an instrument containing a magnetized pointer, showing the direction of magnetic north; used to get bearings |
| meteorologist | a scientist who studies the weather |
| precipitation | water that falls to the Earth's surface as rain, hail, sleet, or snow |
| rain gauge | a tool for collecting and measuring the amount of precipitation that falls |