Weather Symbols And Tools Flashcards

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Air Mass

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Large body of air with similar properties

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Occluded Front

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A cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air up. The cold air continues advancing until it meets another cold air mass

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Stationary Front

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Cold air mass meets a warm air mass and results in little movement

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Continental Polar Air

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Dry cold air

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Maritime Tropical Air

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Wet and warm

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Fronts

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Fronts are boundaries between two air masses
Fronts are where the weather happens
Fronts ar moved by winds

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Warm Front

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Warm air mass meets and overrides a cold air mass

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Cold Front

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Cold air mass meets and causes a warm air mass to rise

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Weather

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Weather is the what will happen like rain and it is a small area for a long time

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Climate

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Climate is like weather just as a big area and last for a while

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Maritime Polar Air

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Wet and cold air

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Continental Tropical Air

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Dry and warm air

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Anemometer

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This device measures wind speed

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Rain Gauge

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Measures how much rain has fell

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Wind Vane

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It shows which direction the wind is blowing

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Barometer

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This measures air pressure

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Radar

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This device shows what is happening during a storm

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Hygrometer

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This device measures how much humidity is in the air

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Thermometer

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This device shows the temperature by moving the red in it to go up and down