WEATHER INSTRUMENTS

THERMOMETER – A TOOL USED TO MEASURE

TEMPERATURE. HOW HOT OR COLD IT IS
OUTSIDE.
HYGROMETER– A TOOL USED TO MEASURE
HUMIDITY. HOW MUCH WATER IS IN THE AIR.
BAROMETER – A TOOL USED TO MEASURE AIR
PRESSURE. THE WEIGHT OF AIR PUSHING ON
THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE.
WIND VANE – A TOOL USED TO MEASURE THE
DIRECTION OF THE WIND. THE ARROW POINTS
IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH THE WIND IS
BLOWING.
ANEMOMETER– A TOOL USED TO MEASURE
THE WIND SPEED. HOW FAST IS THE WIND
BLOWING.
RAIN GAUGE - A TOOL USED TO MEASURE THE
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL.
THE WATER CYCLE – IS THE CONTINUOUS
MOVEMENT OF WATER WITHIN THE EARTH AND
ATMOSPHERE.
EVAPORATION – THE CONVERSION OF WATER
FROM A LIQUID TO A GAS.
TRANSPIRATION – THE EVAPORATION OF
WATER FROM PLANTS.
CONDENSATION - THE TRANSFORMATION OF
WATER VAPOR BACK INTO LIQUID WATER BY
COOLING.
PRECIPITATION – RAIN, HAIL, SNOW FALLING
FROM THE CLOUDS DUE TO CONDENSATION OF
WATER.
ACCUMULATION - THE COLLECTION OF
PRECIPITATION INTO RIVERS, LAKES, AND
OCEANS.
SOURCES OF WATER
SEAWATER – IT CONTAINS PLENTY OF SALT. IT
IS FOUND IN THE SEAS AND OCEANS.
FRESHWATER – ALSO CALLED SURFACE
WATER. UNLIKE THE SEAWATER, IT
DOES NOT CONTAIN SALT. THIS FOUND IN
SMALL BODIES OF WATER LIKE RIVERS, LAKES,
CREEKS AND PONDS.
GROUNDWATER – IS FOUND BENEATH THE
EARTH’S SURFACE. IT COMES FROM WATER
THAT SEEPS IN THE GROUND. GROUNDWATER
IS THE CLEANEST AND SAFEST SOURCE OF
WATER.