Weather

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What does a rain gauge measure?

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How much rain is given in a amount of time per unit area.

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What is a stationary front?

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A boundary between two air masses where neither is moving.

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What is a surface report?

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Describes a set of weather measurements made on Earth’s surface.

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What does a Doppler radar measure?

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Wind speed.

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What is an air mass?

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Large bodies of air with distinct temperature and moisture characteristics.

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What is a cold front?

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A boundary where a cold air mass is replacing a warmer air mass.

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What is a warm front?

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A boundary where a warm air mass is replacing a colder air mass.

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What is an occluded front?

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A front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front.

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What is humidity?

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The amount of water vapor in the air.

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What is precipitation?

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