NC 5th Grade Weather Vocabulary

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The weight of the atmosphere

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air pressure

Front

Tool used to measure wind speed

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anemometer

Front

A place where two different air masses meet

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front

Front

Warming of the Pacific Ocean due to weak trade winds

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El Nino

Front

A cold air mass bumps against a warm air mass.

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cold front

Front

A tool used to measure air pressure.

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barometer

Front

Ocean current that brings warm moist weather up the east coast.

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Gulf Stream

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Distance north or south of the equator

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latitude

Front

State if atmosphere at a certain time and place

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weather

Front

masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals

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clouds