thermometer - measures temperature, meteorologists - scientists that study weather, precipitation - water that falls from clouds to the ground, rain gauge - measures precipitation, weather vane - tells which way the wind is blowing, anemometer - tells how fast the wind blows, air pressure - pressure a column of air above a certain location exerts on Earth's surface, barometer - measures air pressure, weather map - shows the weather conditions over a part of earth's surface, air mass - large volume of air with the same temp. and humidity throughout, front - place where different air masses meet, cold front - cold air mass bumps up against a warm air mass, warm front - warm air mass meets and slowly rides up over a colder air mass, stationary front - forms when warm or cold fronts stop moving, low pressure - usually brings storms, high pressure - usually brings fair weather, hurricane - tropical storm that brings high winds and heavy rains, climate - the average type of weather that occurs in a place over a long period of time, weather - the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place,

Weather and Climate

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