Weather Instruments Flashcards
What is the weather term for a Barometer?
Air Pressure
What is the weather term for a Visibility Meter?
Visibility
What is the weather term for an Anemometer?
Wind Speed
What is the weather term for a wind vane?
Wind direction
What is the weather term for a rain gauge ?
Percipitation
What is the weather term for a thermometer?
Temperature
What does temperature mean?
Exactly how hot or cold it is
What does air pressure mean?
How ‘heavy’ the air is
What does visibility mean?
How much of the sky is hidden by clouds
What does wind speed mean?
How fast the wind is blowing
What does wind direction mean?
Where the wind is blowing
What is Percipitation ?
Water falling from the sky in any form
What is air pressure usually given in?
In millibars (mb)
What is visibility usually given in?
Oktas
What is wind speed usually given in?
Kmms/ph
What is wind direction given in?
Compass points
What is Percipitation usually given in?
M
What is temperature measured using ?
A thermometer
What is air pressure measured using ?
A barometer
What is visibility measured using ?
Your eyes; satellite image
What is wind speed measured using ?
Anemometer
What is wind direction measured using?
A wind vane
What is Percipitation measured using ?
Rain gauge