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Science 1-14-07
Weather
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4th Grade
02/14/2007

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Thermometer
Definition
A device that measures the temperature.
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Anemometer
Definition
A device that measures the wind.
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Barometer
Definition
A device that measures the air pressure.
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Meteoroligist
Definition
A person who studys the weather.
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Air Mass
Definition
A large body of air that has about the same temperature, air pressure, and moisture throughout.
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Front
Definition
A place where two air masses meet.
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Rain gage
Definition
A device that measures the amount of percipitation that has fallen.
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Air pressure
Definition
The weight of air as it presses down on Earth's surface.
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Rain, snow, and hail
Definition
They are the main three types of percipitation.
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Percipitation
Definition
Water (rain) or frozen water (snow) or frozen water and snow that get frozen (hail) that fall from clouds.
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