Weather Tools and instruments
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| used to measure the wind speed | anemometer
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| used to measure air or water temperature | thermometer
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| used to measure air pressure | barometer
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| used to measure direction | compass
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| used to measure wind direction | wind vane
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| used to measure relative humidity without using a conversion table | hygrometer
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| used to measure relative humidity, but requires the temperature of a dry bulb and a wet bulb accompanied with a conversion table | sling psychrometer
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| used to measure the amount of rain/precipitation that has fallen | rain gauge
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| lines on a weather map that indicate areas with the same barometric air pressure | isobars
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| lines on a weather map that indicate areas with the same air temperature | isotherms
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| images taken from our atmosshere that show cloud patterns, denisty, and movements | satellite
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| images used to detect rainfall location, intensity, and movement | radar
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To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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