Weather
What do we use to measure the weather?
Meteorological instruments.
What sends information and images to weather stations?
Weather Satellites
What weather instrument measures the atmosphere?
Barometer
Weather vane, anemometer, thermometer, rain gauge, barometer, and hygrometer are __________________.
Meteorological Instruments
Where can you find meteorological instruments?
Open-air weather stations.
The images show the Earth's surface, clouds, and other meteorological phenomena.
What weather instrument measures the amount of rain, snow, or hail that falls?
Rain Gauge
What measures air temperatures?
Thermometer
What and how does an open-air weather station protect weather instruments from?
It protects it from the elements by a vented box.
What sends information about the environment's condition?
Weather satellites
What weather instrument measures wind speed?
Anemometer
What unit of measure does a thermometer use?
Degrees Celsius
What are the other meteorological instruments in a weather station?
barometer and hygrometer
True or False: Weather satellites show information about the conditions of the buildings in the city.
False
What weather instrument measures the humidity (water vapor content) of the air?
Hygrometer
True or False: An anemometer measures the wind speed in kilometres per hour.
True
What are the main instruments in a weather station?
Weather vane - Anemometer - Thermometer - Rain gauge - Other Instruments.
What kind of information does a weather satellite send?
Information about forest fires, air pollution, ocean currents, sand and dust storms, the hole in the ozone layer, and other data relating to the environment.
What does a weather vane indicate?
It indicates the direction the wind is coming from (north, south, east or west)
The amount of rainfall measured by a rain gauge is expressed in?
Litres per square metre or in millimetres