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Weather
weather
Question | Answer |
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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 |