Wind
Instruments
Water Cycle
100
scale created by an admiral in the 1800s to help determine the strength of the wind
What is the Beaufort Scale
100
instrument used to measure the temperature of the air
What is a thermometer?
100
when liquid water turns into water vapor
What is evaporation?
200
instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
200
when water vapor is cooled and turns back into liquid water
What is condensation?
300
instrument used to measure the direction of the wind
What is a wind vane?
300
when water droplets cling to dust particles in the air they form ...
What is a cloud?
400
instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall
What is a rain gauge?
400
when the water in clouds becomes too heavy it falls to earth as pr...
What is precipitation?
500
instrument used to measure the speed of the wind
What is an anemometer?
500
precipitation can fall to the earth in these 4 forms
What is rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
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