Weather Tools
measures the amount of precipitation
Rain Gauge
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere.
What is the mesosphere?
Instrument that measures air pressure
Barometer
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
What is groundwater?
a cloud that forms along the surface of the ground
Fog
measures air temperature
Thermometer
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
What is the Troposphere?
air that makes up the atmosphere & exerts pressure on objects from all directions
What is air pressure
The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
What is the water cycle?
These clouds are dark and form a piled vertical tower
Cumulonimbus
measures the density of liquids
hygrometer
The second-lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is the stratosphere?
Areas of no air
Vacuums
This powers the water cycle.
What is the sun?
Puffy Cloud with a flat bottom
Cumulus
determines wind direction
weather vane
The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere.
What is the Thermosphere?
metric units of measure on a barometer
millibars
The largest source of water can be found here.
What is the ocean?
These clouds bring light rain or light snow
Stratus
measures wind speed
anemometer
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What is the ionosphere?
a large body of air with similar temps and air pressure
Air Mass
In the sky, water can be found here.
What are clouds?
these clouds are made almost completely of ice crystals
Cirrus