Weather Instruments
This instrument measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
Low air pressure is commonly associated with this type of weather.
What is rainy or stormy weather?
This gas is the primary driver of climate change.
What is carbon dioxide?
Most of Earth’s weather occurs in this atmospheric layer.
What is the troposphere?
A sunny afternoon is an example of this: weather or climate?
What is weather?
This instrument measures air pressure in millibars.
What is a barometer?
This type of weather front brings thunderstorms and rapidly rising air.
What is a cold front?
Rising global temperatures are a major effect of this phenomenon.
What is climate change?
The process of water vapor turning into liquid is called this.
What is condensation?
This process moves water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere.
What is evaporation?
A wind vane measures this weather variable.
What is wind direction?
Air pressure changes are a key factor in predicting this.
What is rain or storms?
This process involves the trapping of heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Seasons occur because Earth is tilted as it does this.
What is orbiting the sun?
Air pressure is measured in these units on most weather forecasts.
What are millibars?
This type of barometer uses liquid mercury to measure air pressure.
What is a mercury barometer?
Doppler radar is used to track these.
What are rain and storms?
Melting ice caps and rising sea levels most affect these areas.
What are coastal areas?
This effect causes winds to curve due to Earth’s rotation.
What is the Coriolis effect?
A weather forecast for thunderstorms often involves this type of pressure system.
What is a low-pressure system?
A hygrometer is used to measure this.
What is humidity?
The Coriolis effect influences this aspect of weather.
What is wind direction?
A climate model predicts this.
What are future climate conditions?
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer.
What is the stratosphere?
This instrument measures the amount of solar radiation.
What is a pyranometer?