Weather Instruments
Across
- 2. any form of water that falls from a cloud and reaches Earth
- 4. measurement equal to 1/12 of a foot
- 5. used to measure atmospheric pressure
- 7. vane tells direction of wind
- 11. 1/100th of a meter
- 12. the average amount of energy of motion of each particle substance
- 15. pressure pressure pushed down by the atmosphere
- 16. measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
- 17. measure humidity
- 18. Barometer show air pressure using other fluids
Down
- 1. gauge an open ended can or tube that collects rainfall
- 2. has two thermometers, a wet-bulb and a dry-bulb thermometer
- 3. a thin glass tube with a ball on one end that contains mercury
- 6. Measurement equal to 1000 meters
- 8. a course along which someone moves
- 9. things on your face used to see
- 10. barometer shows air pressure using mercury
- 13. 0.03rd of an inch
- 14. wind speed is measured with this