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6 Cards in this Set
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Rain Gauge |
Measure rain in a cup plucked into the ground |
Rain |
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Hygrometer |
Measure percentage of moisture in the air by using dry and wet bulb and comparing the measurement |
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Maximum-Minimum Thermometer |
Mercury - measure the highest temperature of the day Alchohol - measure the lowest temperature of the day |
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Stevenson screen |
A white box that ensures that the weather instruments is accurate. It is raised above the ground to make sure the heat of the ground doesn't affect the measure instruments inside.
Painted white to reflect the sun. |
A box |
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Wind Vane |
Compass direction is fixed. When the wind blows it spin the arrow to point in the direction the wind has blown from. |
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Anemometer |
The cups turn when the wind blows and this is measure on a dial to record the wind speed |
Speed |
