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Weather Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Anemometer A weather instrument that measures the wind speed.
Barometer An instrument that measures air pressure.
Condensation The change of water vapor to liquid water, as when fog or dew forms.
Evaporation The process of changing a liquid (like water) to a vapor. It’s the opposite of condensation.
Humidity The amount of water vapor in the air.
Meteorologist A scientist who studies and predicts the weather. Meteorologists use sophisticated equipment, like Doppler radar and supercomputers, but they also rely on old-fashioned sky watching.
Meteorology The study of the atmosphere and all its phenomena, including weather and how to forecast it.
Precipitation General name for water in any form falling from clouds. This includes rain, drizzle, hail, snow and sleet. Although, dew, frost and fog are not considered to be precipitation.
Rain Gauge An instrument used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen. Measurement is done in hundredths of inches (0.01").
Thermometer The instrument that measures temperature.
Temperature The measurement of how hot or cold something is.
Transpiration The process by which water in plants is transferred as water vapor to the atmosphere.
Barometric Pressure It’s the same as air pressure. The pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a given point.
Dew Water that forms on objects close to the ground when its temperature falls below the dew point of the surface air.
Cumulus Clouds Fluffy, mid-level clouds that develop in towering shapes and signal fair weather. Cumulus clouds are a principle cloud type.
Cirrus Clouds Thin, wispy clouds that form high in the atmosphere as their water vapor freezes into ice crystals. Cirrus clouds are a principle cloud type.
Frost White ice crystals that form on a surface, like the ground or leaves of a plant. Frost is created when the air temperature drops below freezing and the water vapor in the air freezes into ice crystals.
Climate It describes the average weather conditions in a certain place or during a certain season.
weather It describes the condition of the air at a particular time and place.
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