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mccormick weather
Chapter 12 sect. 3 vocabualry
Question | Answer |
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forecast | to predict a condition or event on the basis of observations |
meteorologist | a person that studies weather and uses information from Doppler radar, weather satellites, computers, and other instruments to make weather maps and provide forecasts |
station model | indicates weather conditions at a specific location, using a combination of symbols on a map |
isotherm | line drawn on a weather map that connects points having equal temperature |
isobar | lines drawn on a weather map that connect points having equal atmospheric pressure; also indicates the location of high and low pressure areas and can show wind speed |