Weather Instruments
Famous People in Weather
Extreme
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100
An instrument to measure temperature
What is a thermometer?
100
The man who invented the scale that Americans use to measure temperature
Who is Gabriel Fahrenheit?
100
A bad storm that forms over water. It is accompanied by extremely high winds and a great deal of rain.
What is a hurricane?
100
the freezing temperature of water (Celsius)
What is 0 degrees Celsius?
100
Air moving from one place to another
What is wind?
200
An instrument to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
200
The man who invented the scale to measure temperature that is used by scientists
Who is Anders Celsius?
200
A type of storm with extremely high winds; it can also be called a twister
What is tornado?
200
The freezing point of water (Fahrenheit)
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit?
200
The type of air pressure that causes rain
What is low air pressure?
300
An instrument to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer?
300
The man who invented the scale for measuring wind speed
What is Beaufort?
300
It is when the Earth's tectonic plates shift.
What is an earthquake?
300
100 degrees Celsius
What is the boiling point of water on the Celsius scale?
300
A formation in the sky made up of water droplets
What is a cloud?
400
An instrument used to determine wind direction
What is a wind vane?
400
the meteorologist on ABC 33/40 in Birmingham
Who is James Spann?
400
A winter storm accompanied by large amounts of snow over an extended period of time.
What is a blizzard?
400
212 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
400
Snow, rain, sleet, hail- any moisture that falls from the sky
What is precipitation?
500
An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall
What is a rain guage?
500
Frosty the Snowman
Name a famous snowman.
500
It happens when a large amount of rain falls in a short period of time.
What is a flood?
500
between 70 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the average room temperature?
500
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity?
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