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Science Ch.6-Weather
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anemometer | a tool that measures wind speed |
| wind | the convection currents in the atmosphere |
| air mass | a large body of air with similar properties all through it |
| convection current | the rising and sinking of matter in a circular pattern caused by temperature differences |
| tempered | describes air that is warmed in winter and cooled in summer because it is near a large body of water |
| cyclone | a wind that spirals inward around an area of low pressure |
| front | a boundary between two air masses |
| barometer | a tool that measures air pressure |
| atmospheric pressure | the weight of air pushing down on an area |
| rain gauge | a tool that measures the amount of rain that has fallen |