Weather 3rd Grade Review

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What does temperature tell us?

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How hot or cold it is.

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What is a person who studies weather called?

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A meteorologist.

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What is the atmosphere?

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The blanket of air that surrounds Earth.

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What is the high temperature on a specific day?

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The maximum temperature recorded for that day.

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What does it mean to study weather patterns over a long time?

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It means looking at average conditions over a long period of time.

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What is weather?

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The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.

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What is climate?

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The average weather conditions in a region over a long period.

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What tools do meteorologists use to predict the weather?

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Thermometers, barometers, and anemometers.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water that falls from the sky, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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What is a weather forecast?

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A prediction of what the weather will be like in the near future.