When this instrument shows a fall, expect "falling" rain.
What is a barometer?
100
The direction weather moves in the United States.
What is west to east?
200
Water from a cloud in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is precipitation?
200
This instrument measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
200
The largest source of fresh water on Earth.
What are glaciers?
200
The type of pressure that indicates rain.
What is low pressure?
200
Taking shorter showers, watering the lawn in the late evening, washing full loads...
What is conserving water?
300
Where water comes together in one area
What is collection?
300
This instrument measures wind direction.
What is a wind vane?
300
The body of water from our chart that is a solid.
What is a glacier?
300
This shows patterns of clouds and helps to make predictions of future rain.
What is a satellite?
300
Taking shorter showers, watering the lawn late in the evening instead of afternoon, turning off the water when brushing teeth, washing full loads, etc.
What is conserving water?
400
When water vapor (gas) changes to a liquid because heat has been removed
What is condensation?
400
This instrument measures the amount of rain.
What is a rain gauge?
400
The body of water from our chart that is salt.
What are oceans?
400
The prediction to be made when the barometer is falling and the sky is overcast.
What is rain?
400
When water vapor is released by humans or animals into the water cycle
What is respiration?
500
When water vapor is released by plants during photosynthesis
What is transpiration?
500
This instrument measures the the wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
500
The body of water from our chart that is stationary.
What is a lake?
500
The prediction to be made when the sky is clear and the barometer reads 30.3".
What is fair weather?
500
This instrument measures the amount of humidity (water vapor) in the air.