Weather Elements

for today’s lesson you

will learn about the
different weather
elements.
And weather
instruments.

thermometer barometer rain gauge anemometer

(temperature) (air pressure) (rainfall) (wind speed)

wind vane hygrometer compass

(wind direction) (humidity) (direction)
wind sock
(speed and wind direction)
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Name the 3 different kinds of water.
now class how do you describe the weather conditions today?

Do you know what weather is?

what about the components and elements of weather?
can you tell me the common weather instruments used to
measure the different weather components?
Weather
The term weather refers to a temporary conditions of the
atmosphere which is the layer of air that surrounds the Earth.
We describe it as the state of the atmosphere in our part of the
world. There are six major weather components that determines the
weather at a certain time they are:
temperature air pressure wind

humidity precipitation cloudiness

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measure air pressure.
an inches of mercury. Air pressure is
highest at sea level, and it measures
29.53 inches of mercury
 Hygrometer
Humidity
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to measure the relative It is also called atmospheric moisture or
humidity. relative humidity. Moisture in a form of
water vapor is always present in the
atmosphere.
Precipitation
Water that falls to earth and in any form
like rain, snow,
hail, or sleet is called precipitation
 Rain Gauge
Is a meteorological instrument for determining the
depth of precipitation that occurs in over a unit
area, and thus measuring rainfall amount. One
millimeter of measured precipitation is equivalent
to one liter of rain fall per meter square.
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sky.
measuring the humidity.
Direction: Fill in the blank. Write the answer on
the blank to make the statement correct. Choose
your answer from the box below.
1.___________is the amount of water vapor or
moisture on the air.

thermometer air pressure rain

wind vane humidity

2.___________is a form of precipitation that
falls when temperature in a cloud is below
freezing .

wind sleet rain

temperature
snow
3.___________is the force exerted against Earth
by the air molecules of the atmosphere .

atmospheric pressure precipitation

temperature
rain
weather
4.___________is an instrument used to measure
the relative humidity .

barometer hygrometer rain

anemometer humidity
5._______water that falls to earth in any form like
rain , snow, hail and sleet .

cloudiness precipitation
temperature
rain air pressure
6._______________is meteorological
instrument used to measure rainfall amount.

wind vane barometer

temperature
rain gauge
anemometer
7.___________is the most common form of
precipitation .

thermometer sleet rain

hail snow
8.___________is a description of the appearance
of the sky .

cloud condition sleet wind

precipitation
snow