Weather Tools
Weather Tools/Weather Terms
Clouds
Weather Terms
Inquiry Terms
100

What tool is used to locate precipitation?

a radar

100

What tool measures rainfall?

a rain gauge

100

What type of clouds are thin, wispy clouds that are a sign of nice weather?

cirrus clouds

100

What is what happens outside each day?

weather

100

What is what you believe is true?

a claim

200

What tool has a weather instrument attached to record data as it rises?

a weather balloon

200

What tool measures air temperature?

a thermometer

200

What type of clouds are puffy clouds that are a sign of nice weather?

cumulus clouds

200

What is the likely weather in a place based on what has happened in the past?

climate

200

What is the data or observations that support a claim?

evidence

300

What tool has a set of weather instruments used to collect data?

a weather station

300

What tool measures the direction the wind is coming from?

a wind vane

300

What type of clouds are blanket clouds that stretch across the sky and can bring precipitation or fog?

stratus clouds

300

What is a prediction or estimate?

forecast

400

What tool monitors the weather & climate of the earth?

a weather satellite

400

What is weather that can cause major damage?

a hazardous weather

400

What type of clouds are storm clouds?

cumulonimbus clouds

400

What is an expert in weather or a weather forecaster?

a meteorologist 

500

What tool measures wind speed?

an anemometer

500

What is rain, sleet, snow, or hail that falls to the ground?

precipitation 

M
e
n
u