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Weather
weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| day to day conditions of the atmosphere ? | weather |
| average weather conditions of an area over MANY years ? | climate |
| measures the amount of heat energy something has ? | temperature |
| water that falls to the Earth's surface by gravity in the atmosphere ? | precipitation |
| amount of water vapor in the air ? | humidity |
| boundary of air that brings cold temperatures ? | cold front |
| boundary of air that brings warm temperatures? | warm from |
| brings clear, cool weather ? | high pressure system |
| brings stormy, warm weather ? | low pressure system |
| boundary of air ? | fronts |
| measures air temperature ? | thermometer |
| measures air pressure ? | barometer |
| measures wind direction? | wind vane |
| measures wind speed ? | anemometer |
| measures amount of precipitation ? | rain gauge |
| measures humidity and dew point ? | psychrometer |