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JBE_Forecasting
2nd Grade Forecasting & Predicting Weather Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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forecast | A prediction of future weather patterns. |
rain gauge | A tool used to collect and measure rainfall. |
thermometer | A tool used for measuring temperature. |
anemometer | An instrument that measures wind speed. |
meteorologist | A scientist who studies changes in the atmosphere. |
Beaufort wind scale | Document which indicates wind speeds based on the wind's observable effects. |
barometer | An instrument that measures the pressure of the atmosphere. |
humidity | How much water vapor, or moisture, is in the air. |
Fahrenheit | Most commonly used measurement of the air temperature (in USA). 32 degrees is freezing & 212 degrees is boiling |
Celsius | Measurement of the air temperature (used by scientist & many other countries). 0 degrees is freezing & 100 degrees is boiling |