Weather Symbols & Tools Flashcards
1
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Air Mass
A
A large body of air with similar properties
2
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Maritime Polar air
A
Cold and humid air
3
Q
Continental Tropical air
A
Warm and dry
4
Q
Continental Polar air
A
Cold and dry
5
Q
Maritime tropical air
A
Hot and humid
6
Q
Fronts
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Boundaries between two air masses
7
Q
Warm front
A
Meets and overrides a cold air mass
8
Q
Cold front
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Cold air mass meets and causes warm air to rise
9
Q
Anemometer
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Measures wind speed
10
Q
Hydrometer
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Measures moisture in air (HUMIDITY)
11
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Barometer
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Measures air pressure
12
Q
Rain gauge
A
Measures the amount of rainfall
13
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Radar
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Measures wind and precipitation inside a storm
14
Q
Wind vane
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Measures the direction that the wind is coming from
15
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Thermometer
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A weather tool that measures temperature.