WEATHER

BY: JUVY MAE M. MACEDA

It is the general atmospheric condition as regards to temperature, moisture, wind and air pressure.

WEATHER

Humidity

Six interacting variables in weather formation

Temperature

Pressure

WindClouds

Precipitation

HUMIDITYWater vapor or moisture that currently resides in the air.

Hygrometer – It is the Instrument used to measure humidity.

TEMPERATUREA degree of coldness or hotness of a body or an environment.

Thermometer – It is the Instrument used to measure temperature.

PRESSURE

The exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc. in contact with it

Barometer – It is the Instrument used to measure air pressure.

WIND

Air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

Anemometer – It is the Instrument used to measure wind speed.

Visible accumulations of water droplets or solid ice crystals that float in the Earth’s troposphere, moving with the wind.

CLOUDS

PRECIPITATIONAny form of water, such as rain,

snow, sleet or hail that falls to the earth’s surface in a specific period of time.

Rain Gauges – It is the Instrument used to measure rain fall.

THANK YOUThe University of MindanaoBolton Street, Davao City

WEATHERMeteorology

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By:Juvy Mae M. Maceda

Professor Rizalyn G. BorraFebruary 2012