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What does each instrument measure?

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1
What does a thermometer measure?
air temperature
air pressure
water vapor content
wind speed
2
What is the weather of a certain area over a long period of time?
Transpiration
Humidity
Climate
Weather
3
What does an anemometer measure?
wind speed
air temperature
amount of precipitation
air pressure
4
What forms when moisture evaporates into the air, and then cools?
Altitude
Wind
Cloud
Climate
5
What causes wind on top of hills and mountains?
Cool air rising while warm air sinks
Hot air rising while cool air sinks
Cold and Hot air hitting each other
Cool air and rain clouds
6
What are climate zones?
Weather at different times of days
Areas that are divided by clouds and time
Areas divided by elevation of mountains and hills
Areas divided by precipitation &temperature over a long time
7
What is a person who studies weather patterns in an attempt to predict weather?
Meteorologist
Physicist
Ecologist
Hydrologist
8
Two types of precipitation are
wet and cloudy
wind and rain
rain and snow
windy and humid
9
What are air pressure, humidity, clouds, and temperature and 2 others called?
Elements of Climate
Elevation Pressure
Elementary Aspects
Elements of Weather
10
What does a rain gauge measure?
air pressure
water vapor content
air temperature
amount of precipitation
11
What is the condition of outside air at a certain time and place?
Mutualism
Climate
Atmosphere
Weather
12
What does a barometer measure?
amount of precipitation
air pressure
wind direction
air temperature
13
What does a hygrometer measure?
wind speed
wind direction
air temperature
water vapor content
14
What does a wind vane measure?
wind speed
air temperature
air pressure
wind direction