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Weather Instruments
#1 What instrument measures air pressure? barometer
#2 What instrument measures temperature? thermometer
#3 What instrument shows wind direction? wind vane
#4 What instrument measures wind speed? anemometer
#5 What instrument measures the amount of water vapor in the air? hygrometer
Atmosphere
#1 What layer of the atmosphere does most weather take place? troposhere
#2 What is the state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time? weather
#3 What is the boundary between two air masses? front
#4 The movement of water on, above and below the Earth's surface is called? water cycle
#5 Scientists who study weather and atomosphere are called? meteorologists
Clouds
#1 Clouds form when water vapor changes to water droplets in the air. This process is called? condensation
#2 What do stratus clouds look like? low and layed
#3 What clouds mean cool, fair weather? cirrus clouds
#4 What do cumulus clouds produce when they get taller or darker? thunderstorms
#5 Which clouds look heaped up and puffy? cummulus
Weather
#1 Snow, rain, sleet, and hail are all kinds of? precipitation
#2 Air pressure is measured in? milibars
#3 What is humidity? the measure of how much water vapor is in the air
#4 What two scales are used to measure temperature? Fahrenheit and Celsius
#5 What are two things about wind that weather forecasters measure? speed and direction
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