Weather Vocabulary

instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• hygrometer

instrument used to measure the air temperature

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• barometer

instrument used to measure humidity or water vapor in the air

• hygrometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

instrument used to measure wind direction

• barometer

• weather ballon

• wind vane

instrument that measures wind speed.

• anomometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

instrument used to measure air pressure

• hygrometer

• wind vane

• barometer

used to collect weather data over large areas

• weather balloon

• humidity

• wind

a satellite used to monitor the weather and climate of the earth

• weather satellite

• weather balloon

• wind

the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

• wind

• humidity

• wind vane

the movement of air caused by changes in air pressure

• humidity

• weather satellite

• wind