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Weather Vocabulary
Air mass
• Large body of air with the same temperature
+-and humidity
Climate
• The pattern of weather in an area over time
Meteorology
• The study of weather
Front
• A place where two air masses meet
Humidity
• The measurement of the amount of moisture
in the air
Hygrometer
• Measures the humidity in the air
Anemometer
•measures wind speed
Weather
• Condition of the atmosphere at a particular
time
Barometer
• measures pressure
of the atmosphere (air
pressure)
Hot Fact- Evangelista Torricelli
invented the mercury barometer
in 1644.
Thermometer
• Measures air
temperature.
Wind Vane
• Measures wind
direction.
Rain Gauge
• Measures rainfall
amounts.
Weather Map
• A weather map is a
map showing the
state of the weather
over a large area.
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