Weather Tools and Vocabulary

Thermometer• Measures Temp

• Degrees Fahrenheit• Degrees Celsius

Hygrometer• Measures Humidity or

Relative Humidity

• Percentage

Wind Vane• Wind Directions

• Compass points

Anemometer• Wind Speed

• Km/h

Barometer• Air Pressure

• Millibar

A person who studies weather

Meteorologist

Weather that is dangerous or causes damage

Severe Weather

The scientific study of Earth’s weather

Meteorology

A prediction about what kind of weather to expect

Forecast

The gases surrounding Earth

Atmosphere

Properties of air that affect weather

Weather Factors

Forced into a smaller place

Compressed

The push when compressed air pushes back

Pressure