Weather and Climate

What is a meteorologist?

• A person who studies meteors

• A person who studies water

• A person who studies weather

• A person who studies natural hazards

Check the 3 boxes that are tools for measuring or observing weather

• Rain Gauge

• Thermometer

• Gas Gauge

• Wind Vane/Anemometer

_________is a measurement of how hot or cold something is

• Wind speed

• Condensation

• Temperature

• Precipitation

Rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from clouds are all kinds of_________

• Meteorology

• hazards

• Water

• Precipitation

Condensation, Evaporation and Precipitation are all part of the __________

• Life Cycle

• Water Cycle

When water on Earth turns to a gas and collects in the atmosphere_________

• Precipitation

• Collection

• Condensation

• Evaporation

When water vapor changes to a liquid in the atmosphere

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

This tool for measuring wind speed is ______

• an anemometer

• a thermometer

• rain gauge

This tool used for measuring precipitation amount is____

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• wind vane

This tool used for measuring how hot or cold the temperature is_________

• Rain Gauge

• Anemometer

• Thermometer