1. Anemometer:
An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind, or of any current of gas.
2. Beaufort wind scale:
Beaufort wind scale Range of numbers from 0–17 representing the force of winds, together with descriptions of the corresponding land or sea effects. Beaufort 0 means calm wind less than 1km/h 0.6mph, with smoke rising vertically. Beaufort 3 means light breeze, 12–19km/h 8–12mph, with leaves in constant motion.
3. Typhoon:
- Hurricanes can be up to 600 miles wide. ...
- When they hit land, they can cause flooding and destroy buildings and cars.
- Hurricane winds can blow up to 200 miles per hour.
- In the center of a hurricane is the eye of the storm.
4. Moon son:
A monsoon, which is a large sea breeze, occurs when the wind blows from the cooler ocean to the much warmer land mass.
5. What is it when the weather is really nice and turns into hail:
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets though the two are often confused. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Ice pellets fall generally in cold weather while hail growth is greatly inhibited .... Weather radar is a very useful tool to detect the presence of hail-producing
5. What is it when the weather is really nice and turns into hail:
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets though the two are often confused. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Ice pellets fall generally in cold weather while hail growth is greatly inhibited .... Weather radar is a very useful tool to detect the presence of hail-producing
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