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Weather Measurement Tools Guide

This document discusses different weather tools used to measure various weather conditions. It describes thermometers which measure temperature, barometers which measure air pressure, hygrometers which measure humidity, anemometers which measure wind speed, wind vanes which measure wind direction, and rain gauges which measure rainfall. Examples are provided for when each tool would be used to obtain specific weather measurements.

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Weather Measurement Tools Guide

This document discusses different weather tools used to measure various weather conditions. It describes thermometers which measure temperature, barometers which measure air pressure, hygrometers which measure humidity, anemometers which measure wind speed, wind vanes which measure wind direction, and rain gauges which measure rainfall. Examples are provided for when each tool would be used to obtain specific weather measurements.

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Mrs. McGregor
What are tools?

Can you think of a tool that is used


to measure weather?
Thermometer
A tool used to measure temperature
How hot or cold it is outside
Thermometers have different scales
We measure in Fahrenheit!
Barometer
A tool used to measure air pressure
The weight of air pushing on the
earths atmosphere

Think:
Barbell= weightlifting
Bar= weight of air
Hygrometer
A tool used to measure humidity
How much water is in the air?
Think: h=humidity
h= hygrometer
Anemometer
A tool used to measure the wind
speed
How fast is the wind blowing?
Think: Ants= move fast
Anemometer= how fast wind is moving
Wind Vane
A tool used to measure the
DIRECTION of the wind
The arrow points in the direction from
which the wind is blowing
Think: wind vane =
rooster on roof!
Rain Gauge
A tool used to measure the amount
of rainfall
How much rain have we received in
Lewisville during the month of
February?
Katie wants to measure the
amount of moisture in the air.
She does not want the water
in the air to disorder her hair.
What instrument should she
use?
HYGROMETER!
Mrs. Hartman plans to go out
over the weekend on her new
sailboat. First, she must know
how fast the wind is blowing
to see if its appropriate to
sail. What instrument should
ANEMOMETER!
Mrs. Leab wants to make sure
that she dresses Baby Joseph
correctly when she brings
him to visit us. In order for
her to know the temperature
outside, what instrument
THERMOMETER!
Mr. Snow just bought a brand
new kite and he is anxious to
fly it. Before he flies it, he
must be cognizant of the
DIRECTION of the wind. What
instrument should he use?
WIND VANE!
A meteorologist observes
some cumulonimbus clouds
outside. He speculates that
there is LOW air pressure.
What instrument should he
use to determine the air
BAROMETER!
Ryan is working on his
Science Fair project. He plans
to measure the amount of
rainfall that has fallen in his
neighborhood over the past
two weeks. What instrument
RAIN GAUGE!

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