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Write a forecast for today’s weather across the US.
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Earth Science Rocks!
MYP Unit Question: What should I wear today?
Area of Interaction: Environment
Learner Profile: Communicator
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Earth Science Rocks!
Standard: Understand how the distribution of land and oceans affect climate and weather.
Learning target: Today I am learning about instruments are used by meterologists because they collect weather data.
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1. A meteorologist studies the weather
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2. A drizzle is a very light rain
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3. A barometer measures air pressure
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4. Stratus, cirrus, and cumulus are clouds.
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6. Fronts are the places where hot and cold air masses meet
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7. Precipitation is another word for rain
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8. Sleet and snow are frozen rain
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9. Fog is a ground mist that makes it very hard to see.
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10. A thermometer measures hot and cold.
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11. Weather is made in the Earth’s atmosphere
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12. A funnel-shaped violent wind storm is called a tornado
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13. The sudden heating and cooling of air causes thunder.
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14. A breeze is a gentle wind.
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15. A gust is a strong and sudden rush of wind.
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16. Temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of weather.
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17. The amount of water held in the air is called humidity.
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18. A hurricane is a violent wind and rain storm.
19. The eye of a hurricane is its center.
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20. The temperature of air gets colder as you go up in the atmosphere.
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• 21. Rising (high) air pressure means a sunny pleasant day.
• 22. Falling (low) air pressure means cloudy with rain.
• 23. Steady air pressure means there will be little change in weather.
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24. An air mass is a large amount of air.