Weather Instruments and Clouds

An instrument used to measure temperature

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

An instrument used to measure wind speed.

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

An instrument used to measure humidity; the moisture in the air

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

Atmospheric pressure as read by a barometer

• Barometric Pressure

• Wind Speed

• Wind Direction

• Weather Patterns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The rate at which air moves past a specific point in a horizontal direction.

• Barometric Pressure

• Wind Speed

• Wind Direction

• Weather Patterns

Occur when the weather stays the same for days or weeks at a time

• Barometric Pressure

• Wind Speed

• Wind Direction

• Weather Patterns

The direction from which the wind blows

• Barometric Pressure

• Wind Speed

• Wind Direction

• Weather Patterns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An instrument that measures the direction from which the wind is blowing.

• Wind Vane

• Rain Gague

• Weather Balloon

An instrument that collects water falling on it and records the change over time in the rainfall depth.

• Wind Vane

• Rain Gague

• Weather Balloon