Weather Instruments
An instrument that measures temperature usually in Fahrenheit or Celsius
Thermometer
A drought occurs when ______ for a long period of time
No rainfall
Gases blanketing and surrounding the earth (air)
Atmosphere
Is the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
Troposphere
A grey blanket
Stratus
An instrument that is used to measure wind speed. Some Style can measure wind direction.
Anemometer
Dust storms are very strong winds that pick up and can carry _____________
Clouds of soil dust and sand
A gradual increase in the overall temp of the earth atmosphere
Global warming
The fourth layer of the atmosphere where air is very thin
Thermosphere
Thin wispy clouds high in the sky
Cirrus
A device used for collecting a measuring the amount of rainfall during a period of time.
Rain Gauge
A tornado is a funnel-shaped rotating cloud that comes from ________
a thunder storm
Warming of the earth's surface and the air above it. It is caused by gases in the air that traps energy from the sun.
Greenhouse effect
This layer burns up most meters and asteroids.
Mesosphere
Puffy clouds with flat base
Cumulus
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
Snowstorm area heavy and rapid falling of snow. Snowstorm is often _______
accompanied
Quantity represents the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or a gas
Humidity
This layer contains the ozone layer
Stratosphere
Grey lumpy cloud, lower in the sky
Stratocumulus
An instrument that is sent into the atmosphere to collect info about the weather.
Weather Ballon
Hailstorm are a form of ___________________
Solid water or precipitation
Is a torrential rain storm and wind that may last weeks.
Monsoon
Ozone layer
A dense vertical cloud often accompanied by thunder storms.
Cumulonimbus