Weather Instruments
Across
- 3. Buoy – Floats in the ocean to measure air and water temperature, wind speed, and pressure.
- 5. Bucket Rain Gauge – Measures rainfall with a self-emptying bucket system.
- 8. – Measures wind speed.
- 9. – Monitors large-scale weather conditions from space.
- 11. – Measures temperature.
- 14. (Atmometer) – Measures the rate of evaporation.
- 16. Gauge – Measures the amount of snowfall.
- 18. – Measures cloud height.
- 19. – Measures solar radiation.
- 20. – Measures direct sunlight intensity.
Down
- 1. – Detects precipitation, storm movement, and weather patterns.
- 2. – Measures air pressure.
- 4. – Measures humidity (moisture in the air).
- 6. Gauge – Measures the amount of rainfall.
- 7. Detector – Detects lightning strikes.
- 10. Balloon – Measures temperature, pressure, and humidity at different heights.
- 12. Screen – Protects weather instruments from direct sunlight and precipitation.
- 13. Vane (Weather Vane) – Shows wind direction.
- 15. – Measures relative humidity using dry and wet bulbs.
- 17. Radar – Measures wind speed and direction in storms.