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Weather
Question | Answer |
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measures the temperature | thermometer |
measures wind speed | anemometer |
measures air pressure | barometer |
measures precipitation | rain gauge |
collects information from the atmosphere | weather balloon |
a scientist that observes the sky and the changes which happen in it | meteorologist |
high, thin, wispy clouds | cirrus |
big, puffy white clouds | cumulus |
low layered clouds | stratus |
to predict the weather | forcast |
swirling column of air that forms from thunderstorms | tornado |
Large swirling storm that forms over warm tropical waters | hurricane |
severe snowstorm with winds of at least 35 mph, visibility of <1/4 mi., and duration of at least 3 hrs. | blizzard |
rain, sleet, snow, and hail | precipitation |