Clouds and Weather instruments

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What instrument measures air temperature?

Back

Thermometer

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What does a thermometer do?

Back

It tells you the temperature outside.

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What are clouds made of?

Back

Water droplets, ice crystals, and dust.

Front

What are Rain, Sleet, Snow, and Hail?

Back

Forms of precipitation that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground.

Front

What is the layer of atmosphere closest to the Earth called?

Back

Troposphere.

Front

What instrument measures wind direction?

Back

Wind vane.

Front

What instrument measures the amount of rainfall?

Back

Rain gauge.

Front

What does an anemometer measure?

Back

Wind speed.

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water particles that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground.

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather is the short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the long-term average of weather.