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4.5 weather

weather terms for SOL 4.5

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air mass huge body of air which has similar temperature and moisture event
air pressure weight of air in the atmosphere pressing down on earth condition
anemometer measures wind speed instrument
barometer measures atmospheric pressure instrument
cirrus wispy, high altitude clouds made up of ice crystals cloud
cumulonimbus towering, dark rain clouds with a nimbus, or halo, of gray-white cloud
cumulus puffy cotton-ball clouds that begin to form when water droplets condense at middle altitudes cloud
front boundary that forms when two air masses meet event
hail ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents precipitation
humidity amount of water vapor in the air condition
hurricane severe windstorm that originates over water, with wind speeds of at least 74 mph storm
hygrometer measures moisture in the air instrument
precipitation any form of water that falls from the atmosphere condition
rain water falling in temperatures abouve freezing precipitation
rain gauge measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen instrument
sleet rain that has frozen before reaching the ground precipitation
snow ice crystals falling from clouds precipitation
stratus dark, gray clouds that form a low layer, sometimes bring rain or snow showers cloud
temperature how warm or cold the air is condition
thermometer measures air temperature instrument
thunderstorm storm with heavey rain, lightning and thunder storm
tornado dangerous windstorm producing a funnel shaped cloud, with winds up to 300 mph storm
wind direction direction the wind is blowing condition
wind speed how fast or strong the wind is blowing condition
weather vane used to determine the direction the wind is blowing instrument
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