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- 4. The newest type of radar that allows meteorologists to track precipitation within a storm and identify areas of rotation which indicates tornadoes.
- 5. These use weather symbols to show weather conditions in a particular region.
- 8. This is used to prevent large hail, reduce the density of fog, or cause clouds to produce precipitation.
- 12. A barrier of trees or shrubs designed to protect crops from wind and damage.
- 13. This instrument measures humidity.
- 14. This instrument measures temperature.
- 15. This instrument measures atmospheric pressure.
- 17. These forecasts are limited to predicting general trends in the weather and cannot give specifics.
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- 1. This measures temperature, pressure, and humidity at different heights of the atmosphere.
- 2. These weather instruments are in space and carry instruments that measure weather patterns across the world.
- 3. These forecasts cover periods of two to seven days.
- 6. These types of forecasts predict weather over the next 12-48 hours.
- 7. This instrument measures wind speed.
- 9. These can process thousands of observations from weather stations aircraft, ships, and satellites from around the world every few hours.
- 10. A line that connects points of equal atmospheric pressure.
- 11. One of the most basic tools for organizing weather information.
- 16. This helps meteorologists track storms. Beams are concentrated electric pulses that shoot outward and return when they hit objects.