weather instruments

Question 1

thermometer

Answer 1

• measures the temperature of a solid

Question 1

anemometer

Answer 1

• measures wind speed
• counts number of rotations

Question 2

hygrometer

Answer 2

• measures the amount of humidity or the moisture

Question 3

six thermometer

Answer 3

• measures maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time
• uses a U shaped bent tube which uses 2 different fluids to measure temperature

Question 4

wind vein

Answer 4

• measures direction of wind
• wind catches rubber blade and makes it rotate. the narrow end of the vane points into wind and tells you the direction the wind is coming from

Question 5

rain gauge

Answer 5

• measures the precipitating rain given in an amount of time per unit area
• works by capturing and collecting rain water into the funnel