1. Measuring Weather Vocabulary Cards

2. Air pressure The amount that air presses or pushes on anything.

3. Low-pressure area A place where warm air rises and pushes down on the earth’s surface with less pressure

4. High-pressure area A place where cool air sinks and pushes down on the earth’s surface with more pressure

5. barometer A tool that measures air pressure

6. Wind vane A tool that shows wind direction

7. anemometer A tool that measures wind speed

8. precipitation Moisture that falls from clouds to the ground

9. Rain gauge A tool that measures precipitation

10. humidity The amount of water vapor in the air

11. hygrometer A tool that measures humidity

12. Air mass A large body of air that has about the same temperature and humidity

13. front The line where two air masses meet

14. forecast A prediction of what the weather will be like

15. meteorologist A person who studies weather

16. National Weather Service A government agency that collects information about weather