WEATHER FORECASTING QUICK QUIZ

Thermometer is use to ____________

• Shows the direction the wind is blowing from, which is useful for tracking weather systems.

• Measures wind speed to help monitor storm intensity and wind patterns.

• Measures air pressure to help predict changes in the weather, especially storms.

• Measures the air temperature to indicate how hot or cold the atmosphere is.

What is the function of barometer?

• Measures the air temperature to indicate how hot or cold the atmosphere is.

• Measures air pressure to help predict changes in the weather, especially storms.

• Measures how much rain has fallen over a specific period of time.

• Measures humidity, or the amount of moisture in the air, which helps forecast rain or fog.

What weather element does this instrument measure?

• Measures air pressure to help predict changes in the weather, especially storms.

• Measures wind speed to help monitor storm intensity and wind patterns.

• Takes images and collects data from space to monitor large-scale weather events like hurricanes.

• Carries instruments into the upper atmosphere to gather data on temperature, pressure, and humidity at high altitudes.

What is the purpose of this weather instrument?

• Measures how much rain has fallen over a specific period of time.

• Measures wind speed to help monitor storm intensity and wind patterns.

• Shows the direction the wind is blowing from, which is useful for tracking weather systems.

• Takes images and collects data from space to monitor large-scale weather events like hurricanes.

What weather instrument isused to measures how much rain has fallen over a specific period of time?

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