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WEATHER INSTRUMENTSSHS SCIENCE 10
THERMOMETERSA thermometer is a devise used to measure temperature.
The olda Galileo thermometer.
A newer one.
What units do we read a thermometer in?The digital look
BAROMETERSA barometer is a devise used to measure air pressure.
Barometers have different looks..
It is read in units of millibars (mb) or thousandths of a bar.One bar is 10 0000 Pa (Pascals).The original.
PsychrometersMeasures relative humidity based on the effects of evaporation.It is measured as a percentage (%).
PsychrometersTo use, you must hold the handle and swing rapidly in a circle.
This measures a dry-bulb temperature.
There are two thermometers:Dry bulb Wet bulb.
ANEMOMETERSAn anemometer is a devise used to measure wind speed (km/h).
HYGROMETERA hygrometer is a weather instrument used to measure relative humidity (how much water vapor is present in the air).It is measured as a percentage (%).
A RAIN GAUGEA rain gauge is a weather instrument which measures the amount of rain which falls.Usually reported as inches or centimeters.