https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc With your group research the tool assigned to you. Post your findings here for the class to see. en-us 2017-11-01 21:51:03 UTC 2025-12-21 22:14:25 UTC hello@padlet.com shrosenberg https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208692871 Add pictures, a description of how the tools is used, and what type of data the tool collects for the tool that your group was assigned.

]]> 2017-11-20 13:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208692871 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767189 You use a thermometer by attaching it on a wall. Then the liquid inside will rise if the temperature increases or will fall if the temperature decreases. The liquid inside a thermometer is usually mercury. A thermometer collects data about the temperature in an area. ]]> 2017-11-20 15:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767189 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767259 An anemometer measures wind speed and wind pressure. It is a common instrument in weather stations. Meteorologists use anemometers to study weather patterns. How the anemometer works is that the wind blows into the cups and the anemometer spins. Then the meteorologis are able to calculate the wind speed based off of how fast the anemometer spins and how many turns per minute. 

 

]]> 2017-11-20 15:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767259 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767356 A wind vane is an instrument that measures the wind direction. It points in the direction that the wind blows in. The wind vane is also called a weather vane. They are found on top of a variety of buildings like barns, and cathedrals. Under the fin, there is going to be four posts that reads "N", "E", "S", and "W" (north, east, south, and west) that help you determine the direction of the wind. A wind vane may play a minor role, but it is really important to scientists to help understand and predict the weather.

 ]]> 2017-11-20 15:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767356 1529477 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767784  A hygrometer is an intrument  used for measuring the water vapor in the air. To use a hyrgometer first you fill up a water bottle and screw it onto the hygrometer. Hang the hygrometer on the wall or a tree, and leave it there for 5 to 10 minutes before taking the measurments. When hanging up the hydometer, make sure it is not in direct sunlight.
 

   


]]> 2017-11-20 15:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767784 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767877 A rain gauge is a tool that is used to capture rainfall/precipitation, and measures it, by using the measurements on the side of the container. The precipitation the rain gauge catches is measured in inches, labeled on the side of the container. Make sure the rain gauge is empty before the rainfall occurs, and make sure the rain gauge is eye level when you start reading it. This way, you can ensure the most accuracy. The rain gauge is used
to measure the amount of precipitation at a given period of time.]]> 2017-11-20 15:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208767877 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208768306 A barometer is used to measure air pressure. There are two types of barometers including a liquid mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer. Barometers are especially used to determine the altitude, and to forecast the weather.  ]]> 2017-11-20 15:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208768306 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208770605  A weather satellite is a type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and the climate of the Earth. Weather satellites carry instruments called radiometers (not cameras) that scan the Earth to form images. Russia launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957. the oldest one still in orbit, which is no longer functioning, was launched in 1958.

]]> 2017-11-20 15:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208770605 1529477 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208774533 2017-11-20 16:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208774533 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208828876  An anemometer is an instrument that measures wind speed and wind pressure. Anemometers are important tools for meteorologists, who study weather patterns.  The most common type of anemometer has three or four cups attached to horizontal arms. The arms are attached to a vertical rod. As the wind blows, the cups rotate, making the rod spin. The stronger the wind blows, the faster the rod spins. The anemometer counts the number of rotations, or turns, which is used to calculate wind speed.

 ]]> 2017-11-20 18:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208828876 1557562 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208828922
A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit that you put on a wall. It contains a sealed tube with mercury in it. The mercury expands when heat rises and contracts when it cools down. The thermometer is used to measure and collect data about the temperature in it's location. ]]> 2017-11-20 18:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208828922 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829070 The rain gauge is a tool that meteorologists and hydrologists use to measure (in inches or centimeters) the amount of precipitation that falls over a specific amount of  time. If the rain gauge has water in it before it begins to precipitate, then the measurement will be inaccurate.]]> 2017-11-20 18:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829070 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829113 A wind vane is an instrument that tells you which direction the wind is going. If the wind is pushing from the south and going to the north the vane will point to the north. The wind vane has three parts, the vane, the mast, and the base. The vane is the arrow at the top and the mast is the vertical part of it.
 

Wind Vane]]> 2017-11-20 18:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829113 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829229 Hygrometer is a tool that measures humidity or water vapor in the atmosphere. Hygrometers are used in industrial, outdoor or military capacity. They are also used in a variety of situations where controlling humidity is needed. To use a hygrometer, you have to fill it completely then screw the top. Hang the hygrometer on a tree or a wall for at least 5 to 10 minutes before measuring]]> 2017-11-20 18:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829229 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829503 A weather satellite is a type of satellite that is used to measure the weather and climate of Earth. There are many different types of weather satellites like meteorologist and environmental satellites that look at different types of activities on Earth like the pollution and energy flow. They can have different views of the world like infrared, water vapor and normal, visible views.
 A weather satellite ]]> 2017-11-20 18:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829503 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829656   A barometer is a instrument that is used in weather to measure air pressure. There are two kinds of barometers, aneroid barometers and liquid barometers. An aneroid barometer measures air pressure without using any liquids. It uses just the air. A liquid barometer is an upside down glass tube standing in a bowl of mercury. The air pressure pushes on the surface of the mercury allowing some of the mercury under the glass tube to rise into it. The glass tube has markings, and it converts the amount the mercury has risen into the amount of air pressure. ]]> 2017-11-20 18:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208829656 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208854585 A thermometer measures temperature.  The temperature around the thermometers bulb heats up the liquid which is often mercury in the glass tube,  and the liquid rises.  The thermometer is used by putting the instrument in an area to measure the air temperature. The temperature is measured in Fahrenheit and Celsius. 


]]> 2017-11-20 19:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208854585 1564655 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208855272 Knowing a wind vane or a weather vane is an important part for predicting weather because wind brings us our weather. A wind vane measures wind direction and speed. Its one of the first weather instruments ever used. To determine the wind the arrow points to the direction the wind it's coming from. If the wind is blowing west the arrow points west etc.     

 

 ]]> 2017-11-20 19:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208855272 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208855297 A rain gauge is a tool used by meteorologists to collect and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a certain period of time. The precipitation is measured in millimeters. The first rain gauge was invented in 1441.]]> 2017-11-20 19:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208855297 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208855307 A weather satellite is a satellite that  helps predict and monitor weather including tornadoes, flash floods, dust storms, volcanic eruptions, and forest fires. It also collects information such as sea surface temperatures, atmospheric temperatures and humidity, sea ice extent, and global vegetation analysis, as well as helping with search and rescue missions. They carry instruments that are called radiometers that scan the Earth to make images. They usally have a small antenna and instruments that detect visible microwave and/or infrared radiation to monitor weather around the Globe.
        Some Weather satellites are the GOES 8-15, the Suomi NPP, and the Joint Polar Satellite System or JPSS.]]> 2017-11-20 19:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208855307 https://padlet.com/shrosenberg/u30xc8whwwkc/wish/208855581 A hygrometer measures the water vapor in the atmosphere or the relative humidity in the air. It uses a material that attracts moisture and changes depending on how moist it is. A hygrometer has two bulbs: one wet and one dry. After some time the water on the wet bulb evaporates and at that time the temperature is measured on both bulbs. The difference between the temperatures is each used on a chart to find the relative humidity of that temperature and area. One of the uses of hydrometers are when manufacturing medicines, some of the ingredients are hygroscopic, meaning they can absorb water from the air. This is useful because the ingredients are always control. 

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An anemometer is a device used for measuring the speed of wind. The anemometer counts the number of rotations, which is used to calculate wind speed.

  

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A barometer is an instrument used to measure air pressure. It measures in Millibars(MBs).  Some barometers are tubes, while others are like a dial. They are called aneroid and liquid. Meteorologists use them to find out what the weather will be like. High air pressure means that we will have sunny weather, while low air pressure means storms.

 

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