Weather Vocab Part 3

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What is a Forecast?

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Prediction of weather conditions.

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Atmosphere: Gases surrounding the planet; where weather occurs.

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Gases surrounding the planet; where weather occurs.

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What is a Season?

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Division of the year with its own weather conditions.

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Wind Vane

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Measures wind direction

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What is a Warm Front?

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Brings warm weather.

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Atlantic Ocean:

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Ocean off eastern coast

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Jet Stream

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Air current influencing North American weather

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Weather:

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Atmospheric conditions in a certain place.

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Precipitation

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Water that falls as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

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Weather Instruments?

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Anemometer, barometer, wind vane, rain gauge