Weather Insturments

1. WEATHER
INSTRUMENTS
By Brooke Reynolds
Period 3

2. THERMOMETER
 A thermometer measures how hot or cold it is outside.
 It works by mercury in a small tube when the air gets hot or cold it
either expands up the tube or moves down.

3. BAROMETER
 A barometer measures air pressure.
 It either raises or decreases.
 When it is high it is going to be sunny and dry conditions.
 When it is low it is going to be stormy and wet conditions.

4. RAIN GAUGE
 Rain Gauge measures how much rain there is.

5. WIND VANE
A wind vane measures the direction the wind is going.

6. ANEMOMETER
 An anemometer measures the wind speed with half spheres
attached to it.

7. YOUR EYES!
 Your eyes can tell you what the weather is right now!