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Describe: four elements of weather. the tools used to measure them. the units provided by each tool.

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Four elements of weather:

temperature, wind, snow or rain, and sunlight or clouds.

The tools used to measure them:

Thermometer for measuring air and sea surface temperature. Barometer for measuring atmospheric pressure. Hygrometer for measuring humidity. Anemometer for measuring wind speed.

Thermometer:

Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Reaumur, and Rankine.

Barometer:

pounds per square inch, pascals and inches of mercury.

Hygrometer:

absolute, relative, and specific.

Anemometer:

feet per minute, or FPM

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