Weather Tools and Stations Homework: Standard 6.4.5 Name _____________________________
Use your notes or other resources to answer each question. *No quiz this week.
1. This tool measures wind speed. ___________________________________
2. This tool measures air pressure. ___________________________________
3. This tool measures rainfall/snowfall amounts. _______________________________
4. This tool measure heat content of the air. ___________________________
5. This tool measures humidity. _____________________________________
6. A falling measurement on this tool usually means an approaching storm.
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7. This tool is made of two thermometers, one with a wet cloth on the end. ___________________
8. This tool shows cloud cover over the Earth. _____________________________
9. This tool shows areas of precipitation, storms, heat indexes, etc. __________________________
10. This tool uses several cups attached to a pole. ____________________________________
Station Models
11. What do each of these symbols mean?
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12. Draw the symbol for thunderstorm. __________________________
13. Draw the symbol for: clear sky __________________, overcast sky_______________,
75% cloud coverage_________________, 50% cloud coverage ___________________.
14. Decode these pressures.
013=_______________ 270=_________________000=_______________994=_______________
15. Encode these pressures.
1013.2=_____________1033.3=______________988.5=______________1000.5=_________
16. Use the table above to determine the relative humidity for each scenario.
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Dry bulb 15, wet bulb 8:____________%
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Dry bulb 21, wet bulb 19: __________%
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Dry bulb 26, wet bulb 23: ___________%
Review
On the blank line, write the letter of the item in Column B that is most closely related to the item
in column A.
Column A
______1. Large sections of troposphere with
same temperature and humidity
______2. Boundary between two air masses not
moving in relation to each other.
______3. Warm air mass overtakes cold air mass
______4. Cold air mass overtakes warm air mass
______5. Brief local storm with thunder and lightning
______6. Severe, narrow storm with fast, swirling winds
______7. Large, tropical cyclone with heavy rains and winds
______8. severe storm with precipitation of snow and ice
Column B
a. warm front
b. winter storm
c. occluded front
d. hurricane
e. stationary front
f. cold front
g. air mass
h. tornado
i. thunderstorm