Weather Tools and Vocabulary

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Weather Tools and Vocabulary. Thermometer. Measures Temp Degrees Fahrenheit Degrees Celsius. Hygrometer. Measures Humidity or Relative Humidity Percentage. Wind Vane. Wind Directions Compass points. Anemometer. Wind Speed Km/h. Barometer. Air Pressure Millibar. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Weather Tools and Vocabulary

Thermometer• Measures Temp

• Degrees Fahrenheit• Degrees Celsius

Hygrometer• Measures Humidity or

Relative Humidity

• Percentage

Wind Vane• Wind Directions

• Compass points

Anemometer• Wind Speed

• Km/h

Barometer• Air Pressure

• Millibar

A person who studies weather

Meteorologist

Weather that is dangerous or causes damage

Severe Weather

The scientific study of Earth’s weather

Meteorology

A prediction about what kind of weather to expect

Forecast

The gases surrounding Earth

Atmosphere

Properties of air that affect weather

Weather Factors

Forced into a smaller place

Compressed

The push when compressed air pushes back

Pressure