weather tools and conditions computer lab october 23, 2015
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Weather Tools and Conditions
Computer Lab
October 23, 2015
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What is Weather?
• Weather is what the air is like at a certain time and place.
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What is the atmosphere?
• The atmosphere is a blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that
surround the Earth.
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What is precipitation?
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What is precipitation?
• Precipitation is water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
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How do we predict weather?
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How do we predict weather?
Scientists use special tools to gather data. The data they
collect is used to predict future weather.
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Weather Tools – Rain Gauge
A rain gaugemeasures the amount of precipitation.
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Weather Tools – Weather Vane
A weather vane
points out wind
and direction.
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Weather Tools - Anemometer
Wind is themovement of air.
An anemometermeasures howfast the air ismoving (wind
speed).
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Weather Tools - Barometer
A barometermeasures air
Pressure.
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Weather Instruments - Thermometer
A thermometer
measures thetemperature.Temperature
is ameasure of
howhot or coldsomething is.
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BRAINPOP TIME!
• https://jr.brainpop.com/science/weather/temperature/preview.weml