Weather Instruments
Measures rainfall
Rain Gauge
Definition of weather
1st stage of water cycle
Evaporation
Makes up 45% of soil
Mineral particles
Measures wind direction
Wind Vane
Layers of clouds that cover sky
Stratus
2nd stage of water cycle
Condensation
Most fertile type of soil
Brown soils
Measures atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Water vapour in air
Humidity
Rainfall when moist air is forced over mountainous landscape
Relief Rain
Also known as bogland
Peaty soil
Measures wind speed
Anemometer
Weather in a high pressure area
Clear skies / sunny / no wind
Rainfall that occurs as a result of rapid heating and rising of moist air
Convectional Rainfall
Soil type that floods easily as it is not very deep
Gley soils
Campbell Stokes Recorder
Rainy / cloudy / windy
Rainfall that occurs when warm and cold air meet
Cyclonic Rainfall
Soil type that is grey and often leached
Podzol