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Air massa large body of air that has properties similar to the part of the Earth over which it forms.
Anemometera weather instrument used to measure wind speed in miles per hour.
Barometera weather instrument used to measure air pressure in inches of mercury or millibars (mb).
Fronta boundary between two air masses of different temperature, moisture, or density.
Humiditythe amount of water vapor (moisture) in the air.
Hygrometera weather instrument that uses internal circuitry or devices to determine relative humidity.
Isobara line of constant pressure on a weather map.
Isotherma line of constant temperature on a weather map.
Relative humiditythe amount of water vapor in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of water vapor the air could hold at that temperature.
Meteorologista person who studies day-to-day weather.
Sling psychrometera weather instrument that consists of a wet-bulb and a dry-bulb thermometer used to measure relative humidity.
Thermometeran instrument used to measure temperature in degrees C or F.
Weatherthe condition of Earth’s atmosphere at any given time.
Wind vanea weather instrument used to measure wind direction.


Educator
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School
Greenville, SC

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