Weather Instruments Worksheet
A worksheet for second graders to learn about different weather instruments and what they measure.
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Weather Instruments
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. Which instrument is used to measure how hot or cold it is outside?
Rain Gauge
Thermometer
Wind Vane
Anemometer
2. What does a rain gauge measure?
Wind speed
Temperature
Amount of rain
Wind direction
3. A tells us which way the wind is blowing.
4. We use a to measure how fast the wind is moving.
5. A thermometer measures the amount of rainfall.
True
False
6. A wind vane shows the direction of the wind.
True
False
7. Look at the image below. What is this weather instrument called and what does it measure?
Match each weather instrument to what it measures.
8. Thermometer
a. Wind speed
9. Rain Gauge
b. Temperature
10. Anemometer
c. Amount of rain