Weather Instruments
An instrument that measures temperature – usually in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Thermometer
A _____ occurs when no rain falls for long periods of time.
Drought
Weather patterns over a period of time.
Climate
This layer is the lowest layer of the atmosphere. This is where nearly all weather occurs.
Troposphere
Puffy clouds with a flat base.
Cumulus
An instrument that is sent into the atmosphere to collect information about the weather. The balloon often contains devices to measure temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Weather Balloon
______ may bring heavy rains, lightning, humid weather, hail and loud thunder.
Thunderstorms
An overflow of water on land that is usually dry.
Flood
The fourth layer of the atmosphere where the air is very thin.
Thermosphere
Thin, wispy clouds – high in the sky.
Cirrus Clouds
A device used for collecting and measuring the amount of rainfall during a period of time.
Rain Gauge
A _____ is a funnel shaped, rotating cloud that comes from a thunderstorm and may touch the ground.
Tornado
Very strong winds which pick up and carry clouds of soil, dust and sand.
Dust Storm
The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
Exosphere
A dense vertical cloud often accompanied by thunderstorms.
Cumulonimbus Clouds
An instrument that is used to measure wind speed. Some styles can also measure wind direction.
Anemometer
A _______ is a period of several days or even weeks of extremely high temperatures and abnormally hot weather.
Heat Wave
Heavy and rapid falling of snow.
Snowstorm
This layer burns up most meteors and asteroids before reaching the surface of the earth.
Mesosphere
A grey blanket of clouds – low to the ground.
Stratus Clouds
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
______ is a dense layer of clouds which is lying close to the surface of the earth or over water.
Severe Fog
Torrential rainstorm and wind that may last for weeks.
Monsoon
This layer contains the ozone layer.
Stratosphere
Grey lumpy clouds, lower in the sky.
Stratocumulus Clouds