Gizmo Observing weather Guide 2024

anemometer - Correct Answer An instrument used to measure wind speed atmosphere - Correct Answer the layer of gases that surrounds Earth aurora borealis - Correct Answer a glowing light in Earth's atmosphere, usually near the North Pole, caused by collisions of charged particles with atoms in Earth's atmosphere cumulomimbus clouds - Correct Answer large, tall, and dense clouds that often produce heavy rain and thunderstorms Equator - Correct Answer An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole evaporate - Correct Answer the change from a liquid to a gas fog - Correct Answer a thick, dense cloud located near the ground humidity - Correct Answer The amount of water vapor in the air hygrometer - Correct Answer an instrument for measuring the humidity of the air or a gas. latitude - Correct Answer angular distance north or south of the equator Precipitation - Correct Answer Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface. rain guage - Correct Answer measures the amount of liquid precipitation thermometer - Correct Answer An instrument used to measure temperature Temperature - Correct Answer A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object. thunderstorm - Correct Answer a usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder weather - Correct Answer the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. weather station - Correct Answer a place where instruments gather information about the weather