Weather Technology
Using the websites, answer the questions from your Weather Technology Worksheet. Write the question, or your answer in a complete sentence!
STATION 1
Use the table below:
1) What does a thermometer measure?
2) How does a thermometer work?
Use this Weather WizKids Website:
3) How do you convert degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius?
4) How do you convert degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit?
STATION 2
Use the table below:
5) What does a barometer measure?
6) How do you know if it should be sunny and dry? How do you know if it supposed to be stormy and wet?
7) What does a psychrometer measure?
Use this NASA website:
8) How does a sling psychrometer work?
STATION 3
Use the table below:
9) What does a rain gauge measure?
Use this USA Today website:
10) How does an official rain gauge work?
STATION 4
Use the table below:
11) What does an anemometer measure?
12) What is the difference between an anemometer and a wind vane?
Use this USA Today website:
13) Why can it be difficult to take wind measurements?
STATION 5
Use the table below:
14) What does Doppler Radar detect?
15) What are weather satellites used for?
16) What do weather maps show?
STATION 6
Think about it…
Meteorologists use these types of weather technology to forecast the weather.
17) What information do people look for in a weather forecast?
18) Where can we find weather forecasts?
19) How do weather forecasts help people?
20) If you were building your own weather station at home, what instruments would YOU want to include?
STATION 1
Use the table below:
1) What does a thermometer measure?
2) How does a thermometer work?
Use this Weather WizKids Website:
3) How do you convert degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius?
4) How do you convert degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit?
STATION 2
Use the table below:
5) What does a barometer measure?
6) How do you know if it should be sunny and dry? How do you know if it supposed to be stormy and wet?
7) What does a psychrometer measure?
Use this NASA website:
8) How does a sling psychrometer work?
STATION 3
Use the table below:
9) What does a rain gauge measure?
Use this USA Today website:
10) How does an official rain gauge work?
STATION 4
Use the table below:
11) What does an anemometer measure?
12) What is the difference between an anemometer and a wind vane?
Use this USA Today website:
13) Why can it be difficult to take wind measurements?
STATION 5
Use the table below:
14) What does Doppler Radar detect?
15) What are weather satellites used for?
16) What do weather maps show?
STATION 6
Think about it…
Meteorologists use these types of weather technology to forecast the weather.
17) What information do people look for in a weather forecast?
18) Where can we find weather forecasts?
19) How do weather forecasts help people?
20) If you were building your own weather station at home, what instruments would YOU want to include?