weather instruments
This measures the amount of rainfall.
What is a rain gage ?
This particular cloud is made of ice crystals.
What is a cirrus?
This form of precipitation comes down as a liquid .
What is rain?
This storm is a rapidly whirling wind in a funnel shape.
what is a tornado?
This front is where cold air mass runs slowly into a warm air mass.
What is a cold front?
This round object that rises into the troposphere and stratosphere to record the weather.
What is a weather balloon?
This cloud makes thunder storms also known as the thunderhead.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
This form of precipitation falls down as water and forms into solid ice particles
what is sleet?
This storm involves water and when it hits shore it causes flooding and wind damage that destroy power lines.
What is a hurricane?
This tool measures the wind direction in a certain area.
What is a wind vane?
This cloud is a producer of most rain and snow
What is a nimbostratus cloud
This form of precipitation freezes when it hits cold surfaces.
what is freezing rain?
This storm has rain and lightning and loud noises.
What is a thunder storm?
This tool is used to measure the humidity in the air.
What is a psychrometer ?
This cloud is a sign of fair weather and sunny sky's.
what is a cumulus cloud?
This form of precipitation is round and larger than 5 millimeters.
what is a hail stone?
This certain form of storm when too much water gets in a river or a stream.
What is a flash flood?
This thing is always in space showing weather from above.
What is a weather satellite?
This cloud often forms over lakes at night or early morning.
What is fog?
This form of precipitation has 6 sides and ice crystals.
what is snow?
This is often not called a storm but accrues when positive and negative charges build up in a cloud.
What is lighting ?