BCS Unit 6 Weather Vocabulary Part 1

What tool does a meteorologist use to measure the amount of rain that falls in one location?

• thermometer

• rain gauge

• barometer

Which tool does a meteorologist use to measure wind speed and direction?

• barometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

What tool does a meteorologist use to measure the amount of rain that falls in one location?

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• barometer

Which tool does a meteorologist use to measure the temperature in a certain location?

• thermometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

The force exerted by the weight of air is known as _______.

Air in motion is ______.

True or False:

Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

• true

• false

The typical weather in a location over a long period of time is known as its _______.

Precipitation falls from the clouds in all of the following ways except ______.

• rain

• snow

• heat

The state of something being hot or cold is its _______.