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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