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  • A liquid turning into a gas is called.....
    evaporation
  • What type of weather do cumulonimbus clouds bring?
    thunderstorms
  • What does a barometer measure?
    air pressure
  • What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?
    32 F
  • What type of weather do Stratus Clouds bring
    steady rain
  • What does "L" on a map mean?
    Low Pressure
  • What does a thermometer measure?
    air temperature
  • What does a rain gauge do?
    measures the amount of precipitation (rain)
  • Name all of the forms of precipitation
    snow, hail, sleet, rain
  • What does an anemometer tell us?
    wind speed
  • What color and shape represents warm fronts on a weather map?
    red with half circles
  • What does "H" mean on a weather map?
    High Pressure
  • What color and shapes represents a cold front on a weather map?
    blue with triangles
  • A gas turning into a liquid is called....
    condensation
  • What are the 3 states of matter
    solid, liquid, gas
  • What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
    212 F
  • Clouds that are puffy, look like cotton, and bring fair weather
    cumulous clouds
  • What does a weather vane do?
    Tells what direction the wind is blowing
  • What is it called when two air masses meet?
    front
  • Clouds that are high in the sky and are wispy and feathery
    cirrus clouds