Weather Instrumentation

What instrument measures temperature?

• rain gauge 
• hydrometer
• thermometer 
• wind vane

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What instrument measures air pressure?

• barometer
• hydrometer 
• rain gauge
• anemometer 

What instrument measures the amount of liquid that falls to the ground in a given period of time.

• hydrometer
• rain gauge 
• thermometer
• barometer 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What instrument measures wind speed?

• thermometer 
• wind vane
• barometer
• anemometer 

What instrument measures wind direction?

• wind vane
• hydrometer
• rain gauge
• barometer 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which tool is this?

• Thermometer
• Hygrometer
• Barometer
• Anemometer

Which tool measures humidity?

• Thermometer
• Hygrometer
• Barometer
• Anemometer

This tool measures relative humidity and dew point 

• sling psychrometer 
• thermometer
• barometer
• weather vane 

Which tool uses radio waves to locate clouds and precipitation?

• Weather Balloon
• Weather Station
• Doppler Radar
• Weather Satellite

An anemometer measures

• wind speed

• air pressure

• temperature

• Upper-air temperature