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Weather Instruments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _______________-A tool used to measure wind speed in miles per hour. | Anemometer |
| _______________-A tool used to measure wind direction | Wind vane |
| A wind vane is sometimes referred to as a ______________________________________________________________________. | wind/weather vane or a wind sock. |
| When using a wind vane, wind direction is described by the ________________________________________________________________ | direction from which the wind is blowing. |
| ________________________-A tool used to measure air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius. | Thermometer |
| ____________________________-A two-thermometer instrument also referred to as a wet-dry bulb used to measure relative humidity (the amount of water vapor in the air). Temperatures readings are converted using a relative humidity table. | Sling Psychrometer |
| ________________-A tool used to measure air pressure in inches of mercury or millibars (mb). | Barometer |
| __________________-A tool used for measuring the amount of precipitation in inches or centimeters. | Rain gauge |
| ___________________ are used for seeing cloud patterns and movements. For example, hurricane clouds and movement can be observed using satellite images. | Satellite images |
| ___________________can be used to detect cloud cover, rainfall or storm location, intensity, and movement, as well as the potential for severe weather. | Radar images |
| _______________________ tell the weather of one specific location. | Station models |
| ____________________________________________ can be observed and/or measured or obtained from meteorologists at national weather data collection sites. | Basic weather conditions |
| In order to make weather predictions, the data should be collected on_________________________________________________________________. This allows for the development of patterns in weather conditions. | a regular basis over a period of time |
| ____________________________ can help predict weather patterns by indicating high or low pressure systems (isobars), movement of air masses and fronts, or temperature ranges (isotherms). | Weather maps |
| _______________ are lines that connect points of equal pressure. | Isobars |
| _________________ are lines that connect points of equal temperature. | Isotherms |
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