Weather

Weather Instruments

100

what instrument is used to measure rainfall?

What is a rain gauge?

200

This instrument is used to measure temperature.

What is a thermometer?

300

This instrument is used to measure air pressure.

What is a barometer?

400

this instrument is used to measure relative humidity.

What is what is a psychrometer?

500

this instrument is used to measure wind speed.

What is a wind vane?

Clouds

100

this cloud is big,fluffy,and white.

What is cumulus cloud?

200

this cloud brings thunderstorms and lot of rain.

What is a cumulonimbus cloud?

300

this cloud is thin,wispy,and made of ice crystals.

What is a cirrus cloud?

400

this cloud may produce rain or snow.

What is a nimbostratus cloud?

500

when liquid is heated by the sun and turns into a gas.

What is evaporation?

Forms of Precipitation

100

drops of water that are at least 5.0 in diameter.

What is Rain?

200

A form of precipitation made of ice crystals that forms in the clouds.

What is snow?

300

rain drops that freeze into solid partials as they fall through the air.

What is sleet?

400

Round pellets of ice larger than 5mm in diameter.

What is hail?

500

Raindrops that freeze when they touch a cold surface

What is freezing rain?