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Using Weather Instruments

Science · Weather & Climate · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Priya reads the thermometer for her weather diary. What temperature should she record?

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    • 5°C
    • 15°C
    • 25°C

  2. Which weather instrument measures how much rain has fallen?

    • Thermometer
    • Rain gauge
    • Wind vane

  3. An anemometer measures wind speed.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Look at Ben's weather diary chart. How many millimeters of rain fell on Tuesday?

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    Answer: ______________

  5. Which tool would you use to find out which direction the wind is blowing from?

    • Wind vane
    • Rain gauge
    • Thermometer

  6. Theo checks his weather tools every morning and writes the temperature, rainfall, and wind in a table. Why does he do this?

    • To spot patterns in the weather over time
    • To guess exactly what tomorrow's weather will be
    • Because each tool can only be used one time

  7. A class wants to know if this month has been rainier than last month. What should they check in their weather diary?

    • The wind direction recorded on one day each month
    • The temperature recorded on just one day this month
    • The rainfall totals recorded each day across both months

  8. Priya read her thermometer and said it showed 40°C on a chilly spring morning. What most likely went wrong?

    • She misread the scale on the thermometer
    • The thermometer was actually a rain gauge
    • 40°C is a normal spring temperature
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Using Weather Instruments W1-mt_sA0RvWXSYY-s1

  1. 15°C · Find where the red line stops on the scale. It reaches 15, so she should record 15°C.
  2. Rain gauge · A rain gauge is a straight-sided cup that catches falling rain, so you can measure how many millimeters fell.
  3. True · Yes. The faster its cups spin, the stronger the wind is blowing.
  4. 5 · The bar for Tuesday reaches 5, so 5 millimeters of rain fell that day.
  5. Wind vane · A wind vane has an arrow that turns and points into the wind, showing which direction it is coming from.
  6. To spot patterns in the weather over time · Recording data each day lets you look back and notice patterns, like a rainy week or a cold spell.
  7. The rainfall totals recorded each day across both months · To compare how rainy two months were, you need rainfall totals from many days in each month, not wind direction or a single temperature reading.
  8. She misread the scale on the thermometer · 40°C is far too hot for a chilly morning, so Priya most likely read the wrong line on the scale.
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