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Instruments
Parts of Weather
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Parts of Weather 2
Climate
100
The instrument that measures temperature.
What is a thermometer
100
Temperature
What is the measure of how hot or cold the air is.
100
It is cloudy outside.
What is the sky is 7/8-completely covered with clouds.
100
Any naturally moving air
What is wind?
100
What is climate?
The weather of a specific location over a long period of time.
200
The weather instrument that shows wind direction.
What is a weather vane.
200
The measure of the amount of water in the air.
What is humidity.
200
How would you describe a sky with no clouds that cannot be seen through.
What is sunny
200
What do we measure degrees in, here in the US?
What is Fahrenheit?
200
How are climate and weather alike?
They both have to do with temperature, precipitation, humidity, etc.
300
An instrument that measures humidity.
What is a hygrometer.
300
Name 3 ways to describe the sky.
What is partly sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, sunny, mostly cloudy
300
What is the term for the sky if it is 4/8 covered?
What is partly sunny or partly cloudy
300
Precipitation can be measured with what device?
What is a rain gauge?
300
What are areas that are categorized by similar rainfall and temperatures called?
What are climate zones
400
An anemometer
What is an instrument that measures wind speed.
400
Which 2 cloud descriptions are the same at 3/8-5/8 of the sky being covered and how are they different?
What is partly sunny and partly cloudy. You would never say partly sunny at night.
400
How would you describe the sky if it is 3/8 covered with clouds?
What is partly cloudy or partly sunny?
400
What IS weather?
The condition of the air outside at a particular time and place.
400
How does location on the Earth (Latitude/longitude) affect climate?
What is the closer to the Equator the warmer it is, or the further from the Equator the colder it is.
500
Who uses weather instruments to study and predict the weather?
What is a meteorologist.
500
Name 4 types of precipitation.
What is rain, sleet, snow, hail.
500
When the sky is 6/8-7/8 covered with clouds, how would you describe it?
What is mostly cloudy?
500
What is precipitation
What is any form of water that falls from a cloud.
500
How does altitude affect climate?
It makes the temperatures overall cooler.