Scientists measure various aspects of weather including temperature, precipitation, and wind. Temperature is measured using a thermometer and can indicate whether the weather is hot or cold. Precipitation such as rain, snow, sleet, and hail are measured using tools like rain gauges and rulers - rain gauges are used to measure the amount of rain and rulers are used to measure snow depth. Wind direction and speed are measured using wind socks and anemometers, with wind socks indicating the direction the wind is blowing and anemometers providing a measure of wind speed.

1. How can you measure weather?
What will you wear
today???
Heavy or light
clothes?????

2. Weather
A. Temperature
B. Precipitation
C. Wind

3. (A)
Temperature
How hot or
cold weather is

4. Thermometer:
Used to measure temperature

5. •The weather is
cool
•The temperature
is 20 Celsius

6. Types of Precipitation

7. Objectives:
Observe and describe types of
precipitation, including rain, snow,
sleet, and ice.
Measure snow using ruler.
Measure rain using rain gauge.

8. Water that falls to
earth from clouds

10. Rain
Drops of water

11. Snow
Very small ice particles

12. Sleet
Mixture of rain
and snow

13. Hail
Chunks of ice

14. How do scientists
measure rain
and snow????

15. Rain Gauge
Used to
measure the
amount of rain
in one spot

16. Ruler
Used to measure the depth of
snow

17. Measuring the depth of snow
In front of you is a measuring cup
filled with fake snow
Scientists use ……………………………. to
measure the depth of snow.
Measure the depth of the snow in
the measuring cup
Depth of snow = ………….. centimeter

18. How wind blows
Moving Air

19. Wind Sock:
Used to measure
speed and
direction of
the wind
When the wind blows the wind sock
points to the direction of the wind

20. speed of the wind
Strong wind light wind

21. Anemometer:
Also used to
measure
speed of the
wind