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WorksheetsStudy Jams Weather Instruments
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 7mins
You live in Pennsylvania and are getting ready to vacation in California. How can you find out the weather in California?
by reading your barometer
by checking your thermometer
by looking out your window
by looking at a weather map
Your local meteorologist announces that the humidity today is at 95%. What does this mean?
The air pressure is very low
There is a high chance of getting snow
There is a great deal of moisture in the air
The air is very dry
What does a hygrometer measure?
temperature
humidity
air pressure
wind speed
How does an anemometer work?
small cups spin in the wind, and it measures how fast they go
it determines how heavy the air is and then predicts storms
rain or snow falls onto it and it measures how much there is
it catches the wind and points in the direction the wind is blowing
Which instrument measures air pressure?
thermometer
anemometer
hygrometer
barometer
Why does low air pressure usually indicate bad weather?
It puts people in low spirits.
Storms form in low pressure.
It means cold weather is coming.
The humidity is always low.
