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Air
Water
Storms
Instruments
Misc
100
moving air
What is wind?
100
This causes water to heat up (molecules move faster).
What is the sun?
100
A short term, violent, twisting wind
What is a tornado?
100
measures temperature
What is thermometer?
100
the weather averaged over a long period of time
What is climate?
200
warm air does this
What is rise?
200
Water freezes at this temperature.
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit ?
200
Starts over the ocean and may last up to a week or longer
What is a hurricane?
200
measures wind speed
What is anemometer?
200
The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
What is weather?
300
cool air does this
What is sink?
300
Liquid water changing to water vapor
What is evaporation?
300
cold air mass pushing away a warm air mass
What is a cold front?
300
measures humidity
What is a hygrometer?
300
a person who studies weather
What is a meteorologist?
400
wind moves in this direction
What is from high pressure to low pressure?
400
water vapor cooling and changing back to a liquid
What is condensation?
400
Strong winds, heavy snow, low visibility
What is a blizzard?
400
measures rain fall
What is a rain gauge?
400
A strong current of wind about 5 miles above the ground.
What is the jet stream?
500
The direction of the wind during the day at the shore
What is from the sea to the shore?
500
Some form of water falling back to the earth
What is precipitation?
500
warm air mass rolling over a cool air mass
What is a warm front?
500
measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
500
The direction of the Jet Stream in the northern hemisphere
What is west to east ?