Measuring Weather: Wind Speed

Question 1

What is another word for wind speed?

Answer 1

Wind strength

Question 2

What is used to measure wind speed?

Answer 2

Anemometer

Question 3

What is the anemometer like?

Answer 3

It consists of 3 cups attached to horizontal arms attached to a vertical rod.

Question 4

How does the anemometer work?

Answer 4

As the wind blows, the cups rotate, making the rod spin.

Question 5

What does the anemometer do?

Answer 5

It counts the number of rotations, and this is used to calculate wind speed.

Question 6

What is the unit of measurement for wind speed?

Answer 6

Kilometers per hour (kph)

Question 7

How is wind usually measured?

Answer 7

It’s usually averaged over a short period of time because the wind speeds aren’t consistent.

Question 8

What else can wind speed be measured by?

Answer 8

Beaufort scale

Question 9

What does the Beaufort scale do?

Answer 9

It’s based on observation of how much damage the wind causes rather than measurement.

Question 10

What do the wind strength categories range from?

Answer 10

1 for calm to 12 for a hurricane-force wind