Vocab Quiz #18: Unit 5 Weather 2

An instrument used to measure wind and speed.

• Anemometer
• Hygrometer
• Rain Guage
• Thermometer

A colorful, glowing display in the sky caused when particles from the sun strike oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the atmosphere; also called the Northern Lights.

• Cirrus
• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Aurora Borealis

A feathery cloud that is composed of ice crystals and that has the altitude of any cloud in the sky.

• Nimbus Clouds
• Cumulus Clouds
• Cirrus Cloud
• Stratus Clouds

Overall weather in an area over a long period of time.

• Weather
• Climate
• Humidity
• Fog

White puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton; often called "Fair-Weather" clouds.

• Cirrus Clouds
• Cumulus Clouds
• Stratus Clouds
• Nimbus Clouds

An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North and South Poles; 0 degrees latitude.

• Aurora Borealis
• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Anemometer

A cloud at ground level.

• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Fog
• Nimbus

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• Fog
• Humidity
• Temperature
• Precipitation

An instrument for measuring the humidity of the air or gas.

• Anemometer
• Hygrometer
• Thermometer
• Rain Gauge

The distance north or south of the equator; measured in degrees.

• Latitude
• Longitude
• Equator
• Prime Meridian