WindSpeed: The rate at which air is moving horizontally past a given point. It is usually measured in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h).
Meteorologists use data from weather instruments, satellite images, and computer models to predict future weather conditions. By analyzing patterns and trends, they can provide forecasts that help people prepare for upcoming weather events.
Study Guide
Now that you have learned about weather, here are some study questions to help reinforce your understanding:
Explore objects that can be manipulated in order to determine cause-and-effect relationships (e.g., distance between objects affecting strength of a force, orientation of magnets affecting direction of a magnetic force) of electric interactions between two objects not in contact with one another (e.g., force on hair from an electrically charged balloon, electrical forces between a charged rod and pieces of paper) or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with one another (e.g., force between two permanent magnets or between an electromagnet and steel paperclips, force exerted by one magnet versus the force exerted by two magnets).
Apply scientific ideas about magnets to solve a problem through an engineering design project (e.g., constructing a latch to keep a door shut, creating a device to keep two moving objects from touching each other such as a maglev system).