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Chapter 9
Weather
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Science
3rd Grade
11/29/2011

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Term
Used to measure the speed of wind
Definition
anemometer
Term
The blanket of air that surrounds the earth
Definition
atmosphere
Term
A snowstorm with strong winds
Definition
blizzard
Term
Causes wind
Definition
changes in air pressure
Term
Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.
Definition
condensation
Term
When the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam. The water vapor or steam leaves the river, lake or ocean and goes into the air.
Definition
evaporation
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Form over the ocean and have strong winds and heavy rain
Definition
hurricanes
Term
Safest place to be during severe weather
Definition
inside
Term
A person who studies the weather
Definition
meteorologist
Term
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail
Definition
precipitation
Term
When so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore. The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.
Definition
precipitation
Term
Used to measure the amount of rainfall
Definition
rain guage
Term
The measure of how hot or cold the air is
Definition
temperature
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The type of storm we see most often
Definition
thunderstorms
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A funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches the ground
Definition
tornado
Term
The condition of the air at a certain time and place
Definition
weather
Term
A prediction of future weather
Definition
weather forecast
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Shows the weather data over a large area
Definition
weather map
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Used to show the direction of the wind
Definition
weather vane
Term
Moving air
Definition
wind
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