Weather 4th Grade Science

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What measures air pressure?

Back

Barometer

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What measures air temperature?

Back

Thermometer

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What are the four types of precipitation?

Back

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail

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What measures wind speed?

Back

Anemometer

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What is an air mass?

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A large area of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture throughout.

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What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from clouds and reaches the ground.

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What is humidity?

Back

The amount of water vapor present in the air.

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What is a weather front?

Back

A boundary between two different air masses.

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What is a tornado?

Back

A rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.

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What is a hurricane?

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A large, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined circulation pattern.