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WEATHER BY: JUVY MAE m. MACEDA
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WEATHER It is the general atmospheric condition as regards to temperature, moisture, wind and air pressure.
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Six interacting variables in weather formation
Humidity Temperature Pressure Wind Clouds Precipitation
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HUMIDITY Water vapor or moisture that currently resides in the air.
Hygrometer – It is the Instrument used to measure humidity.
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TEMPERATURE A degree of coldness or hotness of a body or an environment. Thermometer – It is the Instrument used to measure temperature.
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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.
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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.
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CLOUDS Visible accumulations of water droplets or solid ice crystals that float in the Earth’s troposphere, moving with the wind.
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PRECIPITATION Any 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.
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THANK YOU The University of Mindanao Bolton Street, Davao City WEATHER
Meteorology Natscie2 4864 By: Juvy Mae M. Maceda Professor Rizalyn G. Borra February 2012
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