Weather Instruments

An instrument used to measure TEMPERATURE

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

An instrument used to measure ATMOSPHEREIC PRESSURE

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An instrument used to measure WIND SPEED

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

An instrument used to measure HUMIDITY; the moisture in the air

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

An instrument that measures the DIRECTION from which the WIND is blowing

• Thermometer

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Rain Gauge

Collects water falling on it and records the change over time in the RAINFALL DEPTH

• Thermometer

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Rain Gauge

How is temperature measured?

There are 2 different degrees of temperature: Celsius and Fahrenheit

• True

• False

• ATMOSPHEREIC PRESSURE as read by a BAROMETER; The weight of air above a given area on Earth's surface

• Atmospheric Pressure

• Barometric Pressure

• Water Pressure