weather instruments

weather tools

SOL 4.4

Multiple Choice

 A weather tool is any device that measures weather conditions

• True

• False

​Meteorologist

​A scientist who studies and predicts the weather. A meteorologist uses weather tools to help makes these predictions.

​Thermometer

​* A tool used to measure the temperature of the air.

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​* Importance: Tells how hot/cold something is in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius.

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​Barometer

​* A tool used to measure air pressure.

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​*Importance:

• Can determine what kind of weather we will have.

• ​High Pressure = (clear skies and sunny)

• ​Low Pressure = (cloudy and rainy)

​Rain Gauge

​* A tool used to measure the amount of precipitation that has fallen.

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​Four types of precipitation are rain, snow, sleet and hail.

​Anemometer

​* A tool used to measure the wind speed

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​* Importance: It consists of metal cups attached to a rod that rotates as the wind blows. The speed of the turning cups can be used to calculate wind speed.

​Wind Vane

​* Is used to tell what direction the wind is blowing.

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​*The four wind directions are North, East, South and West.

Multiple Choice

What weather tool measures the amount of precipitation fallen?

• Rain Gauge 

• Wind vane 

• barometer

• anemometer

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the scientist who studies the weather?

• Doctor 

• Astronomer 

• Meteorologist

Multiple Choice

Low pressure is what type of weather?

• clear skies and sunny

• Thunderstorms

Multiple Choice

In the United States we measure temperature in Celsius.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

High pressure is what type of weather?

• Clear skies and sunny

• Thunderstorms 

Multiple Choice

An anemometer measures what? 

• temperature

• humidity

• wind speed

Multiple Choice

The four directions that wind can be measured in are North, East, South, and West

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

what is the name of the weather instrument here?

• anemometer 

• thermometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

Multiple Choice

which weather instrument measures air pressure?

• anemometer 

• barometer

• rain gauge

• thermometer

Multiple Choice

A high air pressure system means we might have this weather.

• Rain storm

• Sunny and clear

• snow blizzard

• tornado

Multiple Choice

Temperature is measured in...

• degrees

• centimeters

• inches

• feet

Multiple Choice

This weather instrument is an...

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

Multiple Choice

This tool measures wind speed 

• anemometer 

• barometer 

• thermometer 

• rain gauge

Multiple Choice

this tool measures wind direction 

• wind vane 

• barometer 

• anemometer 

• rain gauge 

Multiple Choice

What does a rain gauge measure?

• the amount of water in air

• the amount of rain that has fallen

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