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1 Meteorological Instruments

2 Barometer

3 Barometer Used to determine atmospheric pressure Two Types
Aneroid Barometer - Expansion or contraction of the vacuum chamber, caused by a change in air pressure, forces the pointer to move. Mercurial Barometer – It uses a long glass tube, open at one end and closed at the other. Air pressure is measured by observing the height of the column of mercury in the tube.

4 Thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles

5 Hygrometer or Psychrometer
Hygrometers are instruments used for measuring relative humidity. A simple form of a hygrometer is specifically known as a "psychrometer" and consists of two thermometers . Relative humidity is a term used to describe the amount of water vapor that exists in a gaseous mixture of air and water.

6 Anemometer anemometer is a device for measuring wind speed, and is one instrument used in a weather station.

7 Wind Vane A weather vane, also called a wind vane, is a movable device attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind. Very often these are in the shape of cockerels and are called weather cocks. Arrows are also popular, but a multitude of designs have been used.

8 Prop Anemometer Helicoid propeller anemometer incorporating a wind vane for orientation.

9 Quiz 1._____ Used to determine atmospheric pressure.
2._____ is a movable device attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind. 3._____ is a device for measuring wind speed

10 Quiz 4._____ are instruments used for measuring relative humidity.
5._____ is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles 6._____7._____Two(2) types of barometer. 8._____is a term used to describe the amount of water vapor that exists in a gaseous mixture of air and water.

11 Identify the following pictures
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12 Identify the following pictures
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