Wether Symbols And Tools Flashcards

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Anemometer

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Measures wind speed.

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Hydrometer

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Measures the moisture in the air ( humidity)

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Barometer

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Measures air pressure.

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Rain gauge

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Measures how much rain has fallen.

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Radar

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Measures the wind and perception inside a storm.

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Wind vane

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Shows the way the wind is blowing.

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Air mass

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A large body of air with similar property’s.

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Continental polar air

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Cold and dry air.

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Maritime polar air

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Wet and cold air.

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Maritime tropical air

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Wet and warm.

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Continental tropical air

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Dry and warm.

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Occluded front

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A cold air mass overtakes slower moving warm air mass and forces 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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Cold front

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

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Warm front

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Warm air mass meets and overrides a cold air mass.

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Fronts

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Fronts are boundaries between two air masses. Fronts are where weather happens. Fronts are moved by wind.

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Thermometer

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Is a device that measures the temperature of the air.

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Weather

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Heat, dryness, rain, snow etc.

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Climate

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A weather condition in an area in general or over a long period.