Predicting the Weather

What is a forecast?

A thermometer measures....

• Temperature

• Amount of Daily Rain

• Air Pressure

• Humidity, storms, fog patterns

A barometer measures....

• Temperature

• Amount of Daily Rain

• Air Pressure

• Humidity, storms, fog patterns

A rain gauge measures....

• Temperature

• Amount of Daily Rain

• Air Pressure

• Humidity, storms, fog patterns

A satellite measures....

• Temperature

• Amount of Daily Rain

• Air Pressure

• Humidity, storms, fog patterns

A Doppler Radar measures....

• Wind Speed and Direction

• Amount of Daily Rain

• Wind Speed and Direction, Tornadoes

• Humidity, storms, fog patterns

An anemometer measures....

• Wind Speed and Direction

• Amount of Daily Rain

• Wind Speed and Direction, Tornadoes

• Humidity, storms, fog patterns

What is a weather balloon?

• a tool used to measure weather in the atmosphere.

• a tool used to measure weather on the ground.

• a tool used to measure temperature in the atmosphere.

• a tool used to measure rain volume in the atmosphere.

What is dew point?

• the temperature at which water vapor in the air will condense

• the temperature at which water vapor in the air will evaporate

• the temperature at which water vapor in the air will freeze

• the temperature at which water vapor in the air will melt

What is climate?

• the average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time

• the average of all weather conditions through one season over a period of time

• the average of all weather conditions through all seasons in one small place over a period of time

• the total of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time