Weather Instruments
What is the instrument that measures Temperature?
Thermometer
What are the three units of Temperature?
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin
Air Pressure ___________ (rises or falls) as altitude increases.
Falls/Decreases
Wind moves from ________ pressure to _________ pressure.
High to Low
The Dry Bulb Temperature is also known as the...
Air Temperature
What is the instrument used to measure Relative Humidity and Dew Point?
Sling Psychrometer
Convert 75 Degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit.
167 Degrees Fahrenheit
Air pressure is increasing, causing temperature to....
Decrease
What causes winds?
Unequal heating of Earth's Atmosphere
What is the difference between Relative Humidity and Absolute Humidity?
Absolute Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air.
Relative Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much the air can hold at that given temperature.
What is the instrument used to measures Air Pressure?
Barometer
Hot air rises, cools and sinks through the process of _____________________ currents.
Convection
Convert 1016.0mb to Inches.
30.00 Inches
Stronger
The Dry Bulb temperature is 14 Degrees Celsius and the Wet Bulb is 19 Degrees Celsius. What is the Dewpoint?
4 Degrees Celsius
Anemometer
Hot air is (more or less dense) than cold air?
State the relationship between air pressure and humidity.
As air pressure increases, humidity decreases.
Indirect.
A Sea Breeze is when wind is blowing from the ____________ to the ____________.
Sea to the Land
As Relative Humidity decreases, Temperature....
Increases
What is the instrument that measures Wind direction?
Wind Vane
What are the boiling point temperatures in all three units?
212 Degrees Fahrenheit
100 Degrees Celsius
373 Kelvin
Air Pressure is _________(Equal/Unequal) in all directions.
Equal
Whaich wind belt are we located in?
The Westerlies
What is the Dew Point when the air temperature is 26 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity is 77%?
22 Degrees Celsius