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Weather
Weather Vocabulary and Measurement Tools
| Vocab Word | Definition | Science Measurement Tool |
|---|---|---|
| weather | state of the atmosphere at any given time and place | |
| temperature | degrees warm or cold | thermometer |
| wind | horizontally moving air | |
| direction | measurement that tells where the wind is blowing from | wind vane |
| speed | rate of the motion of the air | anemometer |
| humidity | amount of water vapor in the air | sling psychrometer |
| precipitation | form of water that falls from a cloud to Earth | rain gauge |
| ice pellets | sleet | |
| hail | irregular lumps of ice | |
| snow | white ice crystals | |
| rain | liquid | |
| cloudiness | type and amount of clouds | |
| air pressure | weight of air pressing down on Earth | barometer |
| climate | weather conditions of a certain place, averaged over years , decades or centuries |