How do we measure the weather?

Answers

Task 2 A: Read and copy notes on meteorologists into your book

B: Copy the spider diagram ‘why do people measure the weather’ and use the images to help you fill in the gaps

C: Study the weather instruments on slide 12

D: Match the correct instrument to the correct term and draw these into your geography notebook

How do people measure the weather?

A meteorologist is a person who studies and measures the

weather

They help us prepare for each day’s temperature and let us know when to

expect rain

A

Why do people measure the

weather?

To plan ahead – decide when to do certain things

To plan holidays at the right time of the year

To prepare for bad weather e.g. flooding or heavy snow

B

For people’s jobs e.g. pilots, ships,

farmers, mountaineers

To decide what to wear

Wind Direction

Temperature

Cloud Cover

Study these

C

Precipitation

thermometer Rain gauge

Wind Speed

Anemometer

Visibility

Visibility Meter

Wind Vane

Air Pressure

Barometer

Observed with your

eyes

Rain Gauge

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Wind Vane

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=Anemometer

Barometer

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Thermometer

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