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Weather Review-Tools
Weather Tools and instruments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| used to measure the wind speed | anemometer |
| used to measure air or water temperature | thermometer |
| used to measure air pressure | barometer |
| used to measure direction | compass |
| used to measure wind direction | wind vane |
| used to measure relative humidity without using a conversion table | hygrometer |
| used to measure relative humidity, but requires the temperature of a dry bulb and a wet bulb accompanied with a conversion table | sling psychrometer |
| used to measure the amount of rain/precipitation that has fallen | rain gauge |
| lines on a weather map that indicate areas with the same barometric air pressure | isobars |
| lines on a weather map that indicate areas with the same air temperature | isotherms |
| images taken from our atmosshere that show cloud patterns, denisty, and movements | satellite |
| images used to detect rainfall location, intensity, and movement | radar |
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