SCIENCE 5 8th

The overflowing of rivers, creeks, or brooks in the community because of large amounts of rain.

• typhoon

• tsunami

• flood

• landslide

Instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.

• Barometer
• Anemometer
• Hygrometer
• Thermometer

A barometer that measures the pressure of air on an airtight tube of mercury.

• Mercury barometer
• Aneroid barometer

• plastic barometer

• Glass barometer

A barometer that measures changes in the size of an airtight container.

• Mercury barometer
• Aneroid barometer

• plastic barometer

• Glass barometer

The amount of water vapor in the air.

• Humidity
• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Wind speed

2 instruments used to measure relative humidity.

• Hygrometer
• Barometer
• Anemometer
• psychrometer

Refers to the measured height above sea level.

• Elevation
• Depth
• Altitude
• Longitude

A short cloth cone open on both ends and mounted to a long pipe in an elevated position: this is intended to determine the direction of the wind.

• Traffic cone

• air sock

• ice cream cone

• wind sock

A large body of air with uniform characteristics.

• Air mass
• Air blob
• Air cluster
• Air bubble

Moving air

• Wind
• Breeze
• Storm
• Gust