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Weather Words 1
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A measure of how hot or cold something is.
What is TEMPERATURE?
100
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is THERMOMETER?
100
Liquid precipitation in the form of water drops that falls from clouds for several hours.
What is RAIN?
200
A severe snow storm.
What is a BLIZZARD?
200
A tool used to measure rainfall.
What is a RAIN GAUGE?
200
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is HUMIDITY?
300
A cloud on the ground that reduces visibility.
What is FOG?
300
An electronic instrument that meteorologists use to see rain or snow.
What is RADAR?
300
The condition of the air at a particular time and place. How the air moves, and describes anything it might be carrying such as rain, snow, or clouds. Thunder, lightning, rainbows, haze and other special events are all part of this.
What is WEATHER?
400
Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds.
What is SNOW?
400
A weather tool that measures air pressure.
What is BAROMETER?
400
The weight of air pressing down on earth.
What is AIR PRESSURE?
500
General name for water in any form falling from clouds. This includes rain, drizzle, hail, snow and sleet.
What is PRECIPITATION?
500
A weather tool that measures wind speed.
What is ANEMOMETER?
500
A scientist who studies and predicts the weather.
What is a METEOROLOGIST?