Factors of Weather
Weather Instruments
Water Cycle
Precipitation
100
the warmth or coldness of the air
temperature
100
measures the amount of rainfall
rain gauge
100
the water that falls from clouds
precipitation
100
ice crystals that fall when it's cold outside and have 6 sides/arms
snow
200
air movement due to differences in pressure
wind
200
shows wind direction
weather vane 
200
clouds are formed by this process
condensation
200
frozen rain drops
sleet
300
precipitation falls from these
clouds
300
measures air temperature
thermometer
300
when water from lakes and oceans turns into a gas
evaporation
300
frozen precipitation that forms in layers as it falls to the ground
hail
400
the pushing force of the atmosphere
air pressure
400
measures air pressure
barometer
400
when precipitation flows back into lakes, streams, oceans
runoff
400
this type of precipitation would fall if it is above 0 degrees Celsius outside
rain
500
the amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
500
measures wind speed
anemometer
500
energy from this causes evaporation
the sun
500
the freezing point of water in both degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit
0 degrees Celsius

32 degrees Fahrenheit

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