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    Weather Instruments: WEATHER MAPS Indicate Atmospheric Conditions Above A Large Portion

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    Thermometers measure air temperature using liquids that expand with heat. Barometers determine air pressure and predict weather patterns. Anemometers measure wind speed using spinning cups. Rain gauges calculate rainfall amounts over time. Together, these instruments help meteorologists observe and forecast weather.

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    Thermometers measure air temperature using liquids that expand with heat. Barometers determine air pressure and predict weather patterns. Anemometers measure wind speed using spinning cups. Rain gauges calculate rainfall amounts over time. Together, these instruments help meteorologists observe and forecast weather.

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    Thermometers measure air temperature using liquids that expand with heat. Barometers determine air pressure and predict weather patterns. Anemometers measure wind speed using spinning cups. Rain gauges calculate rainfall amounts over time. Together, these instruments help meteorologists observe and forecast weather.

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    WEATHER INSTRUMENTS

    specific time period.

    A THERMOMETER measures the air temperature. Most thermometers


    are closed glass tubes containing liquids such as alcohol or mercury. When
    air around the tube heats the liquid, the liquid expands and moves up the
    tube. A scale then shows what the actual temperature is.

    A WIND VANE is an instrument that determines the direction from which


    the wind is blowing.

    A BAROMETER measures air pressure. It tells you whether or not the


    pressure is rising or falling. A rising barometer means sunny and dry
    conditions, while a falling barometer means stormy and wet conditions. An
    Italian scientist named Torricelli built the first barometer in 1643.
    An ANEMOMETER measures wind speed. The cups catch the wind,
    turning a dial attached to the instrument. The dial shows the wind speed.

    A SLING PSYCHROMETER measures relative humidity, using the


    cooling effect of evaporation. Two thermometers are used in a sling
    psychrometer. Wet the cloth of one of the thermometers and swing the
    psychrometer around a few times. Water evaporates from the cloth, causing A WIND SOCK is a conical textile tube, which resembles a giant sock,
    the temperatures on that thermometer to be lower than the other. designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed.

    A RAIN GAUGE measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a

    WEATHER MAPS indicate atmospheric conditions above a large portion


    of the Earth’s surface. Meteorologists use weather maps to forecast the
    weather. A COMPASS is a navigational instrument for finding directions.

    WEATHER SATELLITES are used to photograph and track large-scale


    A HYGROMETER measures the water vapor content of air or the air movements. Then meteorologists compile and analyze the data with the
    humidity. help of computers.

    A WEATHER BALLOON measures weather conditions higher up in the


    atmosphere.

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