Weather
Vocabulary
Elements of Weather
Weather Instruments
Types of Rainfall
100
The state of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
100

This is the hotness or coldness of a place

 Temperature

100

This instrument is used to measure precipitation 

Rain Guage

100

Air of this temperature rises

Warm air

200
Scientists who study weather
Who are meteorologists?
200

This refers to the weight of the atmosphere at ground level

Atmospheric(Air) Pressure

200

This instrument is used to denote the amount of water vapour in the air

Hydrometer

200

This rainfall is most common and occurs usually in the afternoon due to intense heating of the earth's surface

Convectional Rainfall

300

Instrument that shows wind direction

What is a wind vane?

300

This refers to the velocity at which air is moving

Wind Speed

300

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This instruments measures air pressure at surface level

Barometer

300

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This refers to the level at which air begins to cool and condense forming clouds

Saturation Levels / Dew Point

400

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These are referred to as ground/low level clouds 

Fog/ Mist

400

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This refers to the amount of moisture within the atmosphere

Humidity

400

This instrument measures a quantity that can be expressed in 'miles per hour' or 'knots'

Anemometer 

400

This type of rainfall causes areas on the leeward side of an island to have dry conditions

Relief/Orographic Rainfall

500

The weather of a place over a long time

What is climate?

500
Water that is found underground
What is groundwater?
500

This weather instrument is used to indicate directional flow of air 

Wind vane

500

This rainfall pattern commonly affects parishes such as St. Mary, Portland and St. Thomas in Jamaica

Relief/ Orographic Rainfall