Measurments, tools, and definitions
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| What does a thermometer do? | it measures temperature.
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| What is temperature measured in? | degrees
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| What type of degrees are there for temperature? | Celsius and Fahrenheit
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| What does a compass do? | used to determine the direction from which the wind is coming from
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| What does an anemometer do? | it measures wind speed
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| What does a hygrometer do? | it measures relative humidity
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| What is relative humidity? | a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
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| What is relative humidity measured in? | percentage
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| What does a barometer measure? | it measures air pressure
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| What is air pressure measured in? | millibars (mb)
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| severe weather | weather that is dangerous and causes damage
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| meteorology | the scientific study of Earths weather
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| meteorologist | a person who studies the causes and effects of Earths weather
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| forecast | a prediction about what kind of weather to expect
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| weight | pull or force between Earth and the matter in an object or substance
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| weather factor | the properties of the air that effect weather
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| an example of weather factor | humidity, air pressure, temperature, wind speed
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| matter | molecules that an object is made of
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| mass | the amount of matter in an object
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