A covalent bond between the amine end of one amino acid and the acid end of another amino acid. PICTURE. peptides Short chains of amino acids. ~ /PEP-tide/ A covalent bond between two amino acids; forms when the amino group of one amino acid bonds to the carboxyl group of another and water is eliminated.
Home > Shopping Tools > Weather Station Glossary of Terms > wind vane (definition) A wind vane is a device that measures the direction of the wind. The wind vane is usually combined with the anemometer. Wind direction is the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Help your wind expert complete the compass rose worksheet to show the direction of the wind for the season that you will be broadcasting! Do you know what a weather vane is? A weather vane is a weather instrument that measures wind direction. Wind is moving air, it can be moving different directions at different times. A wind vane looks like this: