Wind
Temperature
Clouds
Water
Misc.
100
Weather instrument that determines wind direction
what is a wind vane
100
Weather instrument that is used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
100
Very puffy and piled up clouds, that sometimes turn into big storm clouds
What is a cumulous cloud
100
Instrument that measures most types of precipitation
What is a rain gauge
100
Scientists who study weather and the atmosphere
What is a meteorologist
200
The Beaufort scale is used to measure _____ ______
What is a wind speed
200
The two most common temperature scales used
What is Fahrenheit and Celcius
200
Very low and layered clouds
What is stratus clouds
200
Three forms of precipitation
What is rain, sleet, hail or snow
200
Weather instrument that measures air pressure in inches and milibars
What is a barometer
300
Two things that meteorologists measure about wind are wind _____ and ______
What is wind speed and direction
300
Two things that temperature affects
various
300
Clouds are formed when water vapor changes to water droplets in the air. This process is called ______
Condensation
300
The movement of water on, above and below earth's surface
What is the water cycle
300
The layer of atmosphere where most weather takes place
What is the troposphere
400
Weather instrument that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
400
The most common used temperature scale in the world
What is Celcius
400
The three main types of clouds
What is cumulous, stratus, and cirrus
400
Weather instrument that measures the amount of water vapor in the air
What is a hygrometer
400
The boundary bettween two air masses
What is a front
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