Weather Instrument Vocabulary

What instrument measures wind speed?

• thermometer 
• wind vane
• barometer
• anemometer 

What instrument is used to detect and measure changes in the air pressure.

• barometer
• hydrometer 
• rain gauge
• anemometer 

What instrument measures air temperature?

• rain gauge 
• hydrometer
• thermometer 
• wind vane

A thermometer where the bulb is wrapped in a wet wick and measures the relative humidity and dew point.

• wet bulb

• anemometer

• radar

• hygrometer

A system to detect remote signals from reflected radio waves and can be used to predict and monitor weather.

• radar

• thermometer

• wind vane

• barometer

Measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific period.

• rain gauge

• wind vane

• radar

• hygrometer

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

• wind vane

• anemometer

• weather balloon

• sling psychrometer

Indicates atmospheric conditions above a large portion of the earth's surface. Used by meteorologists to forecast the weather.

• Weather map

• radar

• sling psychrometer

• rain gauge

Measures the weather conditions higher up in the atmosphere.

• Weather balloon

• rain guage

• barometer

• radar

Measures the water vapor content of air or humidity

• hygrometer

• anemometer

• barometer

• sling psychrometer