4th Grade SOL Weather

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What type of storm is created when warm, moist air is covered by a cold air mass?

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Thunderstorm

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What tool do we use to measure wind speed?

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Anemometer

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What type of air causes sleet to form when snowflakes melt and then refreeze?

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Warm air

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What is a large area of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture called?

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Air mass

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What do we call water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow?

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Precipitation

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What is the term for a scientist who studies weather?

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Meteorologist

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What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?

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Barometer

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What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water?

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Condensation

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What type of precipitation consists of ice pellets?

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Sleet

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What is the term for the boundary between two different air masses?

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