1.4 Instruments and Tools Used in Meteorology

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Quick Review...

What are some examples of major meteorological events?

Open Ended

Think about it...

2023 marked a sudden outbreak of severe weather in PA. Meteorologists had to use various instruments and technology to track and forecast this severe weather.

How might meteorologists use instruments to monitor severe weather?

Draw

Draw an example of a weather instrument/tool.

Multiple Choice

Which instrument determines air pressure by contraction of a flexible metal chamber?

• 
  mercury barometer

• 
  aneroid barometer

• 
  Toricelli barometer

Multiple Choice

Suppose you hang a wet T-shirt outside to dry. Under similar temperature conditions, which one of the following hygrometer readings would result in the quickest drying of the cloth?

• 
  relative humidity 10 percent

• relative humidity 50 percent

• relative humidity 100 percent

Multiple Choice

A meteorologist wants to measure the wind speed and direction at different altitudes. Which instrument would be the best choice for this meteorologist?

• wind vane

• aerovane

• wind proflier

Multiple Choice

The image displayed shows two screenshots of a smartphone app, showing weather forecasts for two days. What do the weather symbols indicate?

• 
  It will be partly cloudy on September 18 and snowy on January 25.

• It will be both sunny and cloudy on both September 18 and January 25.

• It will be sunny on September 18 and cloudy on January 25.

Multiple Choice

Which is the most accurate depiction of wind speed and wind direction in the image?

• wind speed: 40 miles per hour

  wind direction: north to south

• wind speed: 20 kilometers per hour

  wind direction: left to right

• wind speed: extreme

  wind direction: east to west

Match

Match the atmospheric parameters with the instruments meteorologists use to measure them.

• Temperature

• Atmospheric pressure

• wind speed

• Wind direction

Thermometer

Barometer

Anemometer

Wind Vane

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Wind Vane

Open Ended

Choose any one meteorological instrument you have come across in this lesson, and describe how it works.

You can start your response with:

The _____ is a meteorological instrument that measures . . .

Poll

Exit Ticket...

Of the instruments listed, which do you think is the most important for weather

forecasting?

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Aerovane

• Doppler Radar