Weather Chap 2 Vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Device used to measure air pressure. | Barometer
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| The movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth's surface. | Water Cycle
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| Device used to measure the speed of the wind. | Anemometer
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| A device that measures precipitation. | Rain Gauge
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| Device used to show wind direction, consisting of a cloth bag that is open at both ends and hung on a pole. | Wind Sock
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| Any form of water that falls from the air. | Precipitation
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| Areas of higher air pressure than that of the surrounding air. | High Pressure
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| The push of air in all directions against its surroundings. | Air Pressure
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| Water changing from a liquid to a gas. | Evaporates
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| Device often shaped like an arrow, used to show wind direction. | Wind Vane
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| A machine powered by a wind turbine. | Generator
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| Billions of tiny drops of water that condensed from the air. | Cloud
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| A system of 50 or more wind turbines working together. | Wind Farm
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| A cloud that touches Earth's surface. | Fog
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| These machines put the wind to work. | Windmill
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| Water vapor changing from a gas to liquid water. | Condenses
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| A sudden sliding of snow down a mountain. | Avalanche
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| The amount of water vapor in the air. | Humidity
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| Areas of lower air pressure than that of the surrounding air. | Low Pressure
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| The amount of water vapor the air is holding compared to the amount it could hold at that temperature. | Relative Humidity
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