Weather Measuring Tools With Names

A rain gauge is an instrument for measuring the precipitation that has fallen in a given time interval.

Weather measuring tools with names.

A weather balloon measures weather conditions higher up in the atmosphere. Display the photo gallery instruments that measure weather. A hygrometer measures the water vapor content of air or the humidity. Cover the names of the instruments.

The thermometers use different physical parameters like the expansion of different states of matter for measuring the temperature. The rain gauge is part of every weather station. Meteorologists use weather maps to forecast the weather. Weather maps indicate atmospheric conditions above a large portion of the earth s surface.

Discuss the photo gallery of instruments that measure weather. Modern rain gauges used in digital weather stations are most commonly of the tipping bucket or sometimes called tipping spoon design. Explain to students that there are many more tools scientists use to measure weather. This type of thermometers can measure from 65 75 degree celsius to 20 25 degree celsius.

For measuring the temperature under 35 degree celsius alcohol filled thermometers are used. Thermometers one of the most widely recognized weather instruments are tools used to measure ambient air temperature. They even use their eyes as important instruments for measuring visibility and making observations. We record temperatures in degrees fahrenheit.

A compass is a navigational instrument for finding. The si international unit of temperature is degrees celsius but in the u s.