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Lesson 7: Predicting Weather (Weather & Climate Systems)

Terms in this set (14)

Air Pressure
The weight of air.
Anemometer
An instrument used to measure the speed of wind.
Barometer
An instrument used to detect and measure changes in air pressure.
Barometric Pressure (Atmospheric Pressure)
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere.
Cloud
A collection of billions of tiny droplets of water or ice and dust particles visible from the ground.
Cold Front
The leading edge of a cold air mass; it occurs when a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass ahead of it.
Doppler Radar
A weather tool that uses the Doppler effect to determine the position and velocity of weather phenomena such as clouds or storms.
Humidity (Humid)
The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
Meteorologist
A scientist who studies Earth's atmosphere and who monitors, studies, and forecasts weather.
Precipitation
Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere. This includes rain, hail, sleet and snow.
Temperature
A measure of how hot or cold a material is; an indication of the amount of heat energy that has been absorbed by the material.
Warm Front
A boundary that occurs when a moving, warm air mass overrides a cold air mass ahead of it.
Weather
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Wind
The natural movement of air.
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