Weather Instruments
Clouds
Random Weather Knowledge
100
We use this to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
These clouds are white and feathery or wispy.
What is cirrus clouds?
100
This is the air that surrounds the earth.
What is the atmosphere?
200
This is used to measure how much rain has fallen.
What is a rain gauge?
200
These are thick, white and fluffy clouds.
What are cumulus clouds?
200
This is how hot or cold it is.
What is the temperature?
300
This tells what direction the wind is blowing.
What is a weather vane?
300
These are gray layers of clouds that seem to "ripple" and cover most of the sky.
What are stratus clouds?
300
This is the unit we use to measure temperature in the United States.
What is degrees Fahrenheit?
400
This tells how fast the wind is blowing.
What is an anemometer?
400
This term means the cloud is heavy and dark and will bring rain.
What is "nimbus"?
400
The never-ending path that water takes between Earth and the atmosphere.
What is the water cycle?
500
This is used to measure the air pressure.
What is a barometer?
500

Name at least 3 types of precipitation that comes from a cloud

What is rain, sleet, snow, hail, or freezing rain?

500
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are forms of this.
What is precipitation?
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