Weather Terms/ Tools

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Weather Terms/ Tools
Meteorology Meteorologist Forecast Mass Tempe
rature Humidity Air Pressure
The study of weather A person who studies
weather A prediction about what kind of weather
to expect The amount of matter in an object How
hot or cold it is The amount of water vapor in
the air The force of air pushing on an object
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Weather Terms/ Tools
Visibility Dew Point Thermometer Hygrometer
Barometer Anemometer Wind vane
The distance one can see through the air The
temperature at which air has to be for water
vapor to condense into a water droplet Measures
temperature in degrees Celsius Measures humidity
as a percentage () Measures air pressure in
millibars (mb) Measures wind speed in km/hr
(1 km 0.62 miles) Measures wind direction (N,
S, E, W)